The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has named Catherine L. Gilliss, PhD, RN, FAAN, dean of the School of Nursing. Gilliss is a national leader in nursing who has served as dean at two top US universities and is a former member of the UCSF faculty.

Gilliss will also serve as associate vice chancellor for nursing affairs at UCSF. She is joining UCSF from Duke University where she served as dean of the School of Nursing from 2004-2014. From 2014-2015, Gilliss took a year of academic leave to serve as a fellow in the Stanford University Distinguished Careers Institute. Prior to her role at Duke, Gilliss also served as dean of the Yale University School of Nursing from 1998-2004.

Gilliss tells www.UCSF.edu, “I am very honored to have been selected as dean for the UCSF School of Nursing. The school has played an important role in my professional life, and I hope to return some value to it for its earlier investment in me. I have maintained close working relationships with colleagues at UCSF and have always thought of San Francisco as my home. This is a dream come true for me.”

In her new role, Gilliss will be responsible for advancing UCSF’s commitment to combining research and scholarship with high quality clinical education at the graduate level, developing new ways to sustain the school’s growth, and leading the school in its commitment to diversity. She is set to assume her new position on September 25.

To learn more about Catherine Gilliss and the experience she brings to her new role as dean of the UCSF School of Nursing, visit here.

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