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VUSN Dean Colleen Conway-Welch, Ph.D., left, congratulates Anitra Ellerby-Brown, one of 138 students who took part in the school’s Crossing the Bridge Ceremony. The pre-specialty, or bridge, program allows students who meet specific requirements to enter the masters program of study at VUSN with no prior nursing experience. Brown will focus on nurse midwifery.