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School of Nursing
Human Health Building, Room 3027
433 Meadow Brook Road
Rochester,
MI
48309-4452
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(248) 364-8733
nrsinfo@oakland.edu
M-F 8 a.m.-5 p.m. closed daily 12 p.m.-1 p.m.

About the School of Nursing
Thank you for your interest in Oakland’s School of Nursing. The School of Nursing prides itself on providing a high-quality education that will provide the best clinical experiences, job opportunities in the area’s best healthcare systems and access to faculty members who are leaders within the nursing profession. The School of Nursing also provides resources that may be available to assist with tuition expenses.

As a new dean here at Oakland University School of Nursing, I am continually discovering that Oakland University and the School of Nursing have so much to offer!
I am truly impressed by the high-quality programs the School
Whether you are interested in becoming a nurse or are already a nurse and want to advance your nursing career by earning your BSN or a graduate degree, our School of Nursing offers programs that will help you to meet your career goals. Our students have access to programs with dynamic instructors, rigorous curricula and clinical practice opportunities with the Detroit metro area's top hospitals and facilities.
Our students are prepared to provide optimal care delivery within the complex and ever-changing healthcare industry as faculty delicately blend the art and science of nursing through Relationship Based Care tenets. As an OU nursing graduate, you will be recognized as a transformational leader, caring practitioner and scholar who optimizes the health and well-being of a diverse global society.
The Institute of Medicine's 2010 report, The Future of Nursing: Focus on Education, closely tied nursing practice and education with the future of healthcare reform. The educational emphasis on leadership, theory, technology and practice prepares our graduates to perform in a variety of venues from health care agencies to lobbying on Capitol Hill. We emphasize the importance of being a community engaged healthcare practitioner and embracing the qualities of leadership. Many of our graduates are now presidents of hospitals, chief operating officers of health care systems, chief nurse executives and directors of complex health care programs. Our graduates are not afraid to take risks; and we can proudly say many are entrepreneurs and activists moving to change health care for the better.
I look forward to working with our students, campus community, and those working in the health care field to advance the science and art of nursing in the months and years to come. I am proud to call myself a Grizzly.
The Board of Visitors is an advisory body to the Oakland University School of Nursing. The specific purposes of the Board of Visitors are to provide counsel to the School of Nursing regarding its objectives, strategies, goals, curriculum and concerns; to promote the school in the community by creating awareness of its existence, supporting recruiting efforts and understanding of the services it renders; and to provide assistance in obtaining financial support from outside sources.
Maggie Allesee, MS, Board of Visitors Founder, named the 2000 Philanthropist of the Year
Lynn Chiesa, RN, MSN, NE-BC, Chief Nursing Officer, Ascension Providence Southfield and Novi
Doug Dascenzo, MSN, Chief Nursing Officer, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland
Shukri David, MD, FACC, Cardiology Chair, Ascension Providence Southfield and Novi and Medical Director, Heart & Vascular Center of Excellence at Ascension Providence Southfield
Judy Didion, PhD, RN, Dean, Oakland University School of Nursing.
Tamika Frimpong, Executive Vice President, General Counsel/Corporate Secretary & CHRO, Busche Performance Group
Susan Grant, DNP, RN, FAAN, NEA-BC, Executive Vice PResident and Chief Nursing Officer, Beaumont Health
Debra Guido-Allen, MBA, BSN, RN, NE-BC, Chief Operating Officer, Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak
Karen Harris, MSN, RN, WHNP-BC, Vice President of Patient Care Services/Chief Nursing Officer, Henry Ford West Bloomfield
Gregory Jamian, BA, President and CEO, AmeriCare Medical, Inc.
Shawn Levitt, MHSA, RN, FACHE, CPHQ, Regional Chief Nurse Executive, Detroit Medical Center, SON Board of Visitors Chair
Kathleen M. Ryan, MHSA, RN, Member of the Board of Trustees, Ascension Southeast Michigan and Retired CNO, St. John Providence Hospital
Kyle Sasena, First Vice President and Relationship Manager, Chemical Bank
Michelle Seid, RN, BSN, School of Nursing Alumna, Class of 1993
Charlene E. Shaya, Chief Operating Officer, J & B Medical Supply Co., Inc.
Eric Wallis, DNP, MSA, RN, NE-BC, FACHE, President, Henry Ford Hospital West Bloomfield
Christine Zambricki, RN, FAAN, Chief Executive Officer, America's Blood Centers
School of Nursing Mission
The mission of OU SON is to prepare transformational leaders committed to caring and using the best evidence in nursing practice, education and research to optimize the health of the public in a diverse ever-changing society.
School of Nursing Vision
The faculty and graduates of OU SON will be recognized as transformational leaders, caring practitioners and scholars who optimize the health and well-being of a diverse global society.
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The Oakland University School of Nursing offers programs facilitated by dedicated faculty researchers, practicing clinicians and experienced nursing professionals with the latest technologies and evidence based practices.
The SON is recognized as one of the premier nursing schools in the Upper Midwest as well as by influential national publications like the US News and World Report. Because of our reputation in this region and beyond, the School of Nursing has been recognized by several national organizations.