Solomont School of Nursing

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Housed in the Health & Social Sciences Building, the Solomont School of Nursing offers state-of-the-art laboratory and simulation experiences that prepare you for the real world.

Our Clinical and Academic Partnerships Give Students More Opportunities to Learn

UML's School of Nursing is one of six nursing school partners of the Boston VA Healthcare System in Boston and Bedford. This partnership, called the Northeast Region VA Nursing Alliance or NERVANA, works to enhance faculty education, provide students with the VA experience, and promote career advancement for VA Nursing Staff to serve as clinical faculty for the partner schools. — Watch the NERVANA video

UMass Lowell's School of Nursing is one of six nursing school partners of the Boston VA Healthcare System in Boston and Bedford.

This partnership, called the Northeast Region VA Nursing Alliance or NERVANA, works to enhance faculty education, provide students with the VA experience, and promote career advancement for VA Nursing Staff to serve as clinical faculty for the partner schools.

By the Numbers

NCLEX-RN 2020 pass rate
Master’s pass rate on the Nurse Practitioner certification exams
Employment within six months after graduation for all programs
Health Care Partners
Students in Clinical Sites
Faculty Publications in Last 3 Years

Notable Alumni

Margaret Fitzgerald

While working for 16 years in an intensive care unit, Margaret Fitzgerald decided that she could do more to prevent patients from ending up in the hospital. So she earned a master’s degree in nursing at UMass Lowell to become a nurse practitioner. Read more

Donna Manning

An oncology nurse for more than 30 years, Donna Manning and her husband Rob established an endowed faculty chair nursing position in the Solomont School of Nursing. Read more

Diane Mahoney

In her career of nearly 50 years, Diane Mahoney has cared for patients in hospitals and in homes, developed training programs for hospital personnel and families, taught college students and received millions of dollars in grant funding to conduct research. Read more

School News

4/14/2021 Featured Story

Should You Get Vaccinated?

Should You Get Vaccinated?

Starting April 19, anyone 16 years and older living in Massachusetts can get vaccinated against COVID-19. Campus health experts and researchers recommend vaccination for everyone who can safely get the shot -- so that we can protect ourselves and others in our campus community.

4/14/2021 Featured Story
3/25/2021 Featured Story

Health Sciences Students Volunteer at Lowell Vaccine Clinic

Health Sciences Students Volunteer at Lowell Vaccine Clinic

More than 100 students in the Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences have volunteered to help out at Lowell General Hospital’s COVID-19 vaccination clinic, which gives about 2,000 shots each day. In addition, some nursing students are earning clinical hours while giving vaccinations.

3/25/2021 Featured Story
3/24/2021 Featured Story

Nursing Student Takes Cap and Gown Photos with Dying Grandfather

Nursing Student Takes Cap and Gown Photos with Dying Grandfather

Nursing student Darany Long was the first in her family to graduate high school – and will be the first to graduate from college, too. But her beloved grandfather, who was terminally ill, wouldn’t live to see that day. So nursing faculty loaned her a cap, gown and hood, and she celebrated early with him.

3/24/2021 Featured Story
3/7/2021 NBC Boston In The News

UMass Lowell Nursing Students Administering COVID Vaccines

UMass Lowell Nursing Students Administering COVID Vaccines

The partnership with Lowell General Hospital began last month and pairs healthcare workers from the hospital with nursing students from the university's College of Health Sciences.

3/7/2021 NBC Boston In The News

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