Rafael Romo, PhD, received the 2015 Distinguished Dissertation Award in Nursing from UCSF’s School of Nursing at its 2015 Commencement Ceremony. His work, Decision Making Among Older Adults with a Limited Prognosis, was selected among the dissertations completed in the 2014-2015 academic year for its scholarliness, innovation, and contribution to the field of nursing.
One of nine founding centers funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation at Schools of Nursing in the United States, the major goal of the Center at the UCSF School of Nursing, Department of Physiological Nursing is to prepare an exceptional cadre of nurse scientists who will provide the critically necessary academic leadership in teaching, research, and practice in geriatric nursing.
