New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing
school within New York University
The New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing (also referred to as NYU Meyers) offers undergraduate and graduate programs in nursing and clinical experience.
History
Early courses in 1923 ranged from Education in Health and Education in Accident Prevention to courses in the Physical Education Department.
Vera Fry became Director of the Nursing Education Curriculum in 1944 and was the first to articulate goals and philosophy for a nascent nursing department. Under her leadership, the Department of Nursing was established in 1947.
In 1954, Martha E. Rogers became chair of the Department of Nurse Education. With Rogers's leadership, NYU became one of the first universities to treat nursing as a science with a distinct body of knowledge developed through research. Scholarly literature on the development of modern nursing science recognizes Roger’s work from during her time at NYU as a contributing to a shift toward theoretical and research-based nursing practices.
Rogers's groundbreaking model for the Science of Unitary Human Beings provided a theoretical basis for nursing practice, education, and research. Rogers served NYU as a professor and head of the Division of Nursing until 1975, continuing as professor until her retirement in 1979.
Estelle Massey Osborne, assistant professor of nursing at NYU, made lasting contributions in the areas of teaching, public health, administration, publication, research, and community service.
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