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Dr. Poldi Tschirch Sets Nursing Timeline Goals
9/21/2009
 As the University of St. Thomas moves forward with plans to re-establish the School of Nursing, Dr. Poldi Tschirch, director of nursing program development, is laying the foundations for nursing curriculum, policies, admission structures and mandatory accreditation by the Texas Board of Nursing.
“We are absolutely committed to have a program in place by 2012,” Tshirch said. “Our desire is to have the School of Nursing in place sooner. We want to be ready for the Texas Board of Nursing review by the end of 2010. We would like to be able to admit students in the fall of 2011, but that will depend on this process and fundraising success.”
Tschirch came to UST in July from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, where she held leadership roles in the School of Nursing, The Telehealth Center and, most recently, as Director of Nursing Informatics.
Tschirch will also help support the University’s efforts to create financial stability for the School of Nursing by developing a healthy endowment. Currently, the Office of Institutional Advancement and University leadership are working to fund a Life Sciences building, which will include facilities for the School of Nursing, raise money for endowed chairs in nursing and scholarships. She is working closely with a broad-based Nursing Advisory Council comprised of 53 community leaders in addition to UST faculty and staff.
Though the School is still in the early development phases, Tschirch said interest in UST’s nursing program continues to grow among prospective students and in the nursing community. Tschirch said she frequently receives calls from students eager to enroll in the program, and inquiries from nursing professionals interested in teaching at UST.
“Nursing is a perfect fit with the Basilian core values of goodness, discipline and knowledge,” Tschirch said. “This University nurtures people who are critical thinkers and people who live their values. That matters in nursing. Most people enter the nursing profession because they feel a calling to service, so it fits naturally with the strengths and aims of the University.”
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