Decade of Discovery: a timeline
2010-2020
2010
January — UC Office of the President approves interprofessional Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership Graduate Degree Programs: Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy
2010
September — Instruction begins with eight Doctor of Philosophy and 25 Master of Science students in the inaugural classes
2011
Fall — Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) accredits Master of Science leadership program
2012
June —Inaugural class of 25 graduate from Master of Science leadership program
2013
Spring —UC Davis family nurse practitioner, physician assistant programs transition to School of Nursing as interprofessional master’s-degree programs
2014
June — Inaugural class of eight Doctor of Philosophy candidates receive degrees
2015
California Board of Registered Nursing approves new prelicensure program, Master’s Entry Program in Nursing
2016
June —Inaugural class of 24 matriculates into Master’s Entry Program in Nursing
2017
Summer —Betty Irene Moore Hall opens
2017
December — Inaugural Master’s Entry Program in Nursing class graduates
2018
August — Founding Dean Heather M. Young steps down after 10 years of leadership
2019
July — Stephen J. Cavanagh appointed as the school’s second dean and Dignity Health Dean’s Chair for Nursing Leadership
