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NEWS FROM JOHNS HOPKINS NURSING Dean to Follow Her Dream Home NEWS FROM JOHNS HOPKINS NURSING

Accepts a top post at Australian alma mater
of Nursing Practice/Master of Business,
Doctor of Nursing Practice/Master of
Public Health, Doctor of Nursing Practice/
Patricia Davidson, PhD, MEd, RN, FAAN, a global
Nurse Anesthesiology, and Doctor of Nursing
leader in cardiac health and the care of vulnerable
cross-cutting programs meeting the contemporary
populations who has served as dean of the Johns
needs of health care and preparing the next
Hopkins University School of Nursing since 2013,
generation of leaders.
will leave the university in April to become vice- Practice/Doctor of Philosophy are examples of
chancellor of the University of Wollongong in her
native Australia. She becomes the first woman, first Davidson has strengthened the School of Nursing's
nurse, and first alumna to serve as vice-chancellor commitment to research, increasing scholarly
of Wollongong, a public research university on publications by 15 percent and sponsored
Australia's east coast, about 50 miles south of submissions by 51 percent. She has also deepened
Sydney. She will begin her new role on May 1. the school's commitment of alums, donors, friends,
and foundations through an ambitious fundraising
“We will miss her deeply as a leader and a champion agenda—one manifestation of which is the opening
for Hopkins nurses, knowing we are stronger for of a renovated and reimagined School of Nursing
the impact she has made on the school and the building later this year. ◼
Johns Hopkins community,” says Johns Hopkins
University President Ronald J. Daniels. “Trish
leaves the School of Nursing poised to build on its
6 excellent foundation and ready to play a leading role 7
in international nursing for years to come.”

Davidson, who spent 23 years as a frontline clinician
and nurse manager before shifting her focus to
research and teaching, became the fourth dean in
the School of Nursing's history in September 2013.
During her tenure, the school has remained one
of the world's premier destinations for nursing
education and is ranked No. 1 for nursing graduate
programs by U.S. News & World Report.

“Starting my career in Wollongong, Australia, in the
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late ’70s, I would have never dreamt that I would
have had the opportunity to be the dean of the
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing,” Davidson says.
“I will sorely miss Baltimore and my many friends
and will always be a passionate advocate for the
university and the values that guide our work. I am
so thankful for the trust placed in me to lead this
exceptional school.” “I will sorely miss Baltimore and my many
friends and will always be a passionate
Under Davidson's leadership, the school MAGAZINE.NURSING.JHU.EDU
transitioned to an exclusive focus on graduate-level
instruction and has introduced a range of new advocate for the university and the
graduate programs in recent years with notable
collaborations across the university. The Doctor values that guide our work.”