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About Innovation at UR Nursing

At the University of Rochester, world-class faculty and instructional designers transform nursing education at every level. We are dedicated to building evidence-based curricular goals, reinvigorating course delivery methods, and integrating hands-on learning experiences in classroom and practice settings.

As a result, our students practice and refine their critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and problem solving skills in a safe, supportive environment. This dynamic learning environment empowers students to meet the complex needs of patients, deliver quality care, and successfully navigate an ever-evolving healthcare system.

Turning Innovation into Impact

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We are recognized nationally as a leader in nursing education. Here, academic innovation is inspired not just by our mission to engage our students while they are with us, but to prepare them for success in their careers in a complex and evolving healthcare landscape. Our active and experiential learning opportunities, collaborative tools, and educational technologies put our students at the center of their own learning experience, which builds their skills and confidence—and makes them better nurses.

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Teaching & Learning in a Digital Environment

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Redefining Our Classroom

Leveraging technology to shift the traditional classroom into a dynamic learning environment.

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Apple Distinguished School

Recognized by Apple for continuous innovation in learning, teaching, and the school environment. 

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Vertical Expansion

The vertical expansion features 26,000 square feet of experiential learning and student-centered spaces.

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Quotation Mark

The iROC initiative focuses on providing students with a technological platform that enhances their learning experience. The provision of the iPads at the beginning of the school year facilitated my learning in so many different ways. My favorite experience was an online telemedicine simulation—it was so exciting to gain insight on this form of patient care.

Gabriella Gante

Accelerated Bachelor’s Program for Non-Nurses

Tara Serwetnyk

Tara Serwetnyk

Director, Academic Innovation

As the director of academic innovation, Serwetnyk leads the Education Innovation Team (EdIT) at the School of Nursing. The Education Innovation Team supports faculty in their pursuit of excellence in education to promote the success of all students.

Education Innovation Team
Quotation Mark

We center academic innovation on the appreciation that learning occurs everywhere. By leveraging active learning technologies and methodologies, we are not only ensuring our ability to deliver our curriculum in a highly individualized and flexible way, but also creating truly dynamic, experiential learning experiences that prepare our students for their futures in nursing.

Lydia Rotondo, DNP, RN, CNS, FNAP

Senior Associate Dean, Graduate Education & Innovation

Quotation Mark

We center academic innovation on the appreciation that learning occurs everywhere. By leveraging active learning technologies and methodologies, we are not only ensuring our ability to deliver our curriculum in a highly individualized and flexible way, but also creating truly dynamic, experiential learning experiences that prepare our students for their futures in nursing.

Lydia Rotondo, DNP, RN, CNS, FNAP

Senior Associate Dean, Graduate Education & Innovation

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