OHSU School of Nursing Ashland campus opens state-of-the art facility

Recent graduate Crystal Richard describes how she was inspired by hands-on learning, is determined to make a difference

By Franny White September 26, 2022 Ashland, OREGON

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Crystal Richard, shown here in 2019 as she started her nursing education at the OHSU School of Nursing Ashland Campus, earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing in the spring of 2022 and recently started her first nursing job. (OHSU/Crystal Richard)

Practicing and refining nursing skills

Students at the OHSU School of Nursing Ashland Campus learn, practice and refine nursing skills at the campus’ state-of-the-art Simulation and Clinical Learning Center, which re-opened in 2022 after a $1.1-million renovation project that OHSU completed in collaboration with Southern Oregon University. (OHSU/Allen Hallmark)

Crystal Richard speaks at open house

OHSU School of Nursing Ashland Campus 2022 graduate Crystal Richard, B.S., RN, CST, spoke Sept. 23, 2022, at an open house celebrating the Ashland Campus’ renovated Simulation and Clinical Learning Center. (OHSU/Crystal Richard)

Learning new skills

Crystal Richard, shown here next to a medical mannequin that she used as an OHSU Ashland Camps nursing student to learn new skills and practice health care scenarios, earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing in the spring of 2022 and recently started her first nursing job. (OHSU/Crystal Richard)

Susan Bakewell-Sachs, Ph.D., RN, FAAN (OHSU)

School of Nursing Ashland's Simulation and Clinical Learning Center