Amid Transition, School is Poised for a Promising Future

FROM THE INTERIM DEAN

Interim Dean Slaven-Lee in garden

Interim Dean’s Welcome:
Fall 2021

Entering summer 2021 semester, the GW School of Nursing began a new chapter with the departure of Dean Pamela Jeffries, who had led the school for six years. Her tenure built upon the legacy of Dr. Jean Johnson, the school’s founding dean, and proved monumental for our young school, helping to ensure that it is on solid footing moving forward, with steady leadership, a strong research portfolio, and student scholarship among its highest priorities. Also, thanks to Dean Jeffries, our school’s national rankings rose, student enrollment grew substantially, and our school is poised for a promising future.  

FEATURES & HIGHLIGHTS

Pamela Jeffries headshot

Amid Transition, School is Poised for a Promising Future


Reached by video chat in Nashville, Pamela Jeffries, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, ANEF, FSSH, said she hopes people will look back on her GW Nursing legacy as six years of bringing the school to another level. “We grew—maybe from adolescence to young adulthood,” she said.

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