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More than 125 Vanderbilt University School of Nursing students participated in a Bridging Ceremony last week marking the completion of their pre-specialty year and entrance into the specialty portion of their education.
In the photo at top, VUSN students wait to cross as family and friends look on at the Benton Chapel ceremony. Below, Linda Norman, D.S.N., R.N., congratulates Yoshie Darnell, who brought along her newborn daughter, Hana. (photos by Neil Brake)