Elevate Inc is excited to announce our partnership with USF Health. Usha Menon, PhD, RN, FAAN is Senior Associate Vice President at USF Health, and Dean and Distinguished University Health Professor at the University of South Florida College of Nursing. Given the critical nursing shortage in Florida currently and in the future, Usha is actively looking to connect with community partners to collectively mitigate the nursing shortage in Florida. Usha is leading the college into its Jubilee year as they celebrate 50 years of nursing education, advocacy, and excellence!

Since she was appointed at USF, the college has seen tremendous growth including a historic legislative budget award of $40 million, significant increase in national and regional rankings across undergraduate and graduate programs, and unprecedented growth in the academic programs and mutually beneficial community and industry partnerships. Dr. Menon is a recognized expert in and engaging speaker on behavior change theory and health equity. You can learn more about her  on Twitter (@usfhealthnurse), LinkedIn, Trailblazing Nursing podcast or Inside USF podcast.

We are thrilled to highlight such an integral piece of Tampa’s healthcare ecosystem and the wonderful work USF Health is doing in our community.