Alumni and events
As alumni of the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis, you are the school’s most important asset and its greatest strength. As leaders in health care organizations, faculty at higher education institutions, members of primary-care teams and influencers within policy-making bodies, you illustrate how graduates fulfill the vision and mission of the school.
Through word-of-mouth support to promote the school and financial support to enable future students to benefit from the philanthropy that yielded your education, your involvement is critical to the future success of the school. Through your partnership, faculty, staff and students at the School of Nursing discover ways to advance health, improve quality of care and shape policy.
Alumni distinctions
Leaning into research to give women a voice
Marla Shauer completed a Doctor of Philosophy degree so she could make the change she wanted to see happen. She chose the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis for its flexibility, financial support and faculty mix.
Read and watch Marla's Story
A lifelong dream becomes an amazing reality
Bill Randall, a 2020 graduate of the Doctor of Philosophy Degree Program, said earning the terminal degree allowed him to achieve his dreams in the nursing profession — and even go beyond those dreams. Read and watch Bill's Story
Latest school news
Nov. 25 — Faculty presents on caregiving at national geriatric conference
Anna Satake, an assistant professor at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis, presented the poster “Caregiver Spouses of Persons with Dementia who Engage with an Emergency Preparedness Toolkit Intervention,” at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting. In collaboration with UC Davis gerontologist Rebecca Boxer, Anna sought to understand which spousal caregivers were most likely to request and engage with the Emergency Preparedness Toolkit, which is a tool for assisting a stand-by caregiver in caring for their spouse with dementia in case they are unable to do so. They found that the health status of the caregiver spouse played a major role in whether they engaged with the intervention.
