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CTSI grant funds pilot study conducted in partnership with faculty
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Known for her selfless sharing of herself and her gifts, Tollefsrud was a professor of nursing at St. Olaf College for 44 years and served as a colonel in the U.S. Army Nurse Corp for 29 years.
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As the 14th American Indian nurse to earn a PhD, alum Misty Wilkie says representation matters
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As the creator of Primary Nursing, she’s influenced generations of nurse leaders