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PIONEERING HEALTH CARE
A SCHOLARSHIP HELPED FULFILL HER DREAM. HEALTHY AGING AND ADAPTING TO STRESS.
Stephanie Murphy thought she would have to forgo her There is a connection between social, psychological, and
dream of becoming a nurse, but a scholarship helped her behavioral factors that affect our perception of stress and
complete the Accelerated Program for Non-Nurses (APNN) how it is interpreted in our bodies. Kathi Heffner, PhD,
degree. Today, Stephanie is a nurse in the Emergency is researching the physical implications and role of social
Department of UR Medicine's Strong Memorial Hospital, relationships to develop an appropriate way to handle stress in
pursuing her passion of caring for others at the bedside. everyday life.
– Kathy H. Rideout, EdD, PPCNP-BC, FNAP
Vice President, University of Rochester Medical Center, Dean and Professor of Clinical Nursing, School of Nursing,
Pediatric Advanced Practice Nurse, Golisano Children’s Hospital
IMPROVING EMPLOYEES’ HEALTH. CHANGING THE SPHERE OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
With more than 50 percent of adults in America living Luis Rosario-McCabe, DNP, PMC, RN, WHNP-BC, CNL,
with at least one chronic disease, organizations across the came to Rochester in 1983 to study opera at the Eastman
country are realizing that workplace wellness programs are an School of Music, but he knew, deep down, that he wanted to
effective way to improve their employees’ health and reduce be a nurse. Now, he is an assistant professor of clinical nursing,
illness-associated costs. The School’s Center for Employee specialty director for the Clinical Nurse Leader Program, and
Wellness, directed by Renu Singh, MS, is using a practical and a women’s health nurse practitioner at Rochester Lattimore
measurable approach that is making a difference in the lives of Women’s Center, aiming to improve access and health
almost 50,000 people in seven counties across our region. outcomes for disadvantaged women.
Find their stories, and others, at https://uofr.us/nursing