Silliman University College of Nursing

Silliman University
College of Nursing

Type	Private nursing school
Established	1947
Location	Hibbard Avenue, Dumaguete City, Philippines
Website	www.su.edu.ph

The Silliman University College of Nursing (SUCN) is one of the constituent colleges of Silliman University, a private university in Dumaguete City, Philippines. Established in 1947, the college was attached as a four-year program under the College of Arts and Sciences.^[1] In 1958, it implemented a five-year curriculum but reverted to its four-year baccalaureate program in 1976 when required to do so by the Department of Education and Culture (now the Department of Education).^[1]

The College of Nursing provides instruction in both the undergraduate and graduate levels. A Center of Excellence in Nursing Education, it is on Level IV accreditation status and one of the country's top nursing schools.^[2][3][4] In 2009, it ranked 1st in the Philippines based on licensure examination results.^[5][6][7] It has a total of 108 board topnotchers since 1951.^[8]

As one of the biggest academic units in the university, the college is housed in four buildings. These buildings are: Roble Hall which also houses the Office of the Dean; Mary Marquis Smith Hall; Olivia Villaflores-Yanson Hall and Ethel Chapman Hall. A fifth building named the William Barry Thompson Learning Resources Center is under construction. Its base hospital is the Silliman Medical Center, but student nurses also get to be assigned in other hospitals in Dumaguete City.

Academic programs

Undergraduate

• B.S. in Nursing

Graduate

Master of Science in Nursing Majors in: Parent-Child Nursing Nursing School Administration Nursing Service Administration Public Health Nursing Medical Surgical Nursing Psychiatric-Mental Nursing Family Nursing Practice Community Health Nursing and Adult Health

Master in Nursing (non-thesis) Majors in: Family Nursing Practice Administration Public Health Nursing Adult Health and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Ph.D. in Nursing

Pictures

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  Smith and Yanson Halls

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  Eastern stairway, Mary Marquis Smith Hall

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  Western side, Mary Marquis Smith Hall

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  Hallway, Mary Marquis Smith Hall

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  Yanson Hall nameplate

Notable alumni

• Cynthia Cipres-Klein, Member, California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN).^[9][10][11]
• Luz Sobong Porter, Professor Emerita, Florida University^[12]
• Jean S. Yan, Chief Scientist, World Health Organization (Nursing and Midwifery)^[13][14]

Footnotes

1. "College of Nursing". Silliman University. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
2. "14 SU programs granted Level IV status". Visayan Daily Star. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
3. "14 Academic Programs Granted Highest Accreditation Status". Silliman University. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
4. http://topnursingschoolsph.blogspot.com/2012/01/performance-of-schools.html
5. "Accredited Programs". Silliman University. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
6. "History". Silliman University. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
7. Angelo Garcia. "152 nursing schools told: Improve or else…". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
8. "College Catalogue". Silliman University. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
9. "Alumna Appointed to California State Nursing Board". Silliman University. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
10. "United Nurses’ Cindy Cipres Klein, RN, Appointed to BRN". United Nurses Associations of California, Union of Health Care Professionals. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
11. "CANYON LAKE: Local woman appointed to state nursing board". NCTimes.com. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
12. "Alumna Appointed Professor Emerita at Florida University". SU NetNews. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
13. "Dr. Jean Yan". University of West Indies. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
14. "NetNews". SU NetNews. Retrieved 2010-05-25.

External links

• Silliman University official website