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
April 2— Nursing faculty publishes study in nursing journal
Edna Esquer, an assistant clinical professor at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis published “The Association of Chronic Stress and Metabolic Syndrome in Mexican American Women Living in a Rural Community along the US-Mexico Border” in the Open Journal of Nursing. The study seeks to describe the differences and associations in chronic stress, social support, health behavior and the presence of metabolic syndrome in Mexican American women living in a rural community along the California U.S.-Mexico border. She concluded that early recognition of cardiometabolic risks and improving health behaviors are essential to avoid adverse health consequences for these women. Edna is a family nurse practitioner who teaches in the Doctor of Nursing Practice — Family Nurse Practitioner Degree Program. She has cared for the medically disadvantaged populations of the California US-Mexican Border for more than two decades.
