UAB School of Nursing is designated as a National League for Nursing Center of Excellence

The designation recognizes the nursing faculty’s distinguished teaching expertise and commitment to providing world-class education.The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing has been designated as a National League for Nursing Center of Excellence. The school’s receipt of this designation recognizes distinguished teaching expertise of faculty, and its commitment to excellence and resources that have been invested and sustained.

The UAB School of Nursing is one of 13 nursing education programs to be recognized in 2024. The designation has a four-year term through 2028, and it is renewable. The school first received this designation in 2017, awarding the sustained efforts to enhance student learning and professional development.

“This newest NLN distinction is an incredible honor and reflects the school’s concerted efforts in continuing excellence across its teaching mission,” said Dean and Fay B. Ireland Endowed Chair Maria R. Shirey, Ph.D. “Individual faculty success is a necessary component of building a great school, and the investment in resources and training has equipped our faculty to deliver high-quality instruction and support, providing a world-class education to students.”

The task force dedicated to submitting the application for the designation was led by University Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Linda Moneyham, Ph.D., and included other associate and assistant deans, department chairs, and more than 30 faculty from the various academic programs and missions. 

“We are proud of what makes the school unique, and the collective view in our community of interest is that our graduates are well prepared to enter the nursing workforce at both the professional and advanced practice levels,” Moneyham said. “This is evident through our faculty’s commitment to advancing pedagogical experience and demonstrating their expertise in teaching and curriculum development.”

The school will be formally recognized at the NLN Education Summit in San Antonio, Texas, this month.

The UAB School of Nursing’s legacy of excellence is reflected in its academic program rankings by U.S. News & World Report. The school’s BSN program is ranked No. 7, the MSN is ranked No. 10, and DNP is ranked No. 11. Six graduate specialties also are ranked in the top 10.