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In this issue
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Partnership Forged in Shared Mission
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From Bench to Bedside
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Commitment to Excellence News
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News
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New VP for Perioperative Services sets the Stage for Collaboration
 • UMMC Breast Center Opened
 • Race for the Cure
Columns
 • Message from the CEO
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November Department/Employee of the Month
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December Department/Employee of the Month
 • A Patient's Story
 • People Spotlights
 • Calendar/Events
   

Message from the CEO
Multiple Measures of Excellence

Jeffrey A. RivestWe have always had a fruitful relationship with the University of Maryland School of Nursing, but now we are embarking on an important collaboration that will benefit nurses at both institutions. In this issue, you can read about how our new partnership will advance our joint mission and provide tremendous opportunities for UMMC nurses.

Achieving excellence requires the participation of all employees at the Medical Center.  more


Partnership Forged in Shared Mission
To Optimize Patient Care, Advance the Practice of Nursing

Cynthia Fox, BSN, RN, isNursing excellence is vital – for patients, of course, and for nurses. It is with this guiding principle that a new partnership has grown from the shared mission of the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) and the University of Maryland School of Nursing (SON). more