About 60 TROY students took part in the simulation, aimed at increasing empathy and understanding toward those living in poverty.
When Brittney Taylor entered the Trojan Center ballroom, she wasn’t expecting her outlook on life to change.
But Taylor, one of about 60 Troy University senior nursing students who took part in a poverty simulation Tuesday morning, learned valuable lessons over the course of just a few hours.
“I learned not to be as judgmental,”…
Faculty members teamed with the Mayo Clinic for research indicating a change is coming in the products patients are fed.
Troy University faculty members from multiple departments are shedding new light on feeding techniques that could improve patient health.
Faculty members from TROY’s Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, and School of Nursing have spent several years studying the effects of blended tube feeding — in other words, using…
Recent TROY graduate Kimberly Peacock overcame a family tragedy on they way to achieving her goal of a master's degree.
Kimberly Peacock of Pine Mountain, Ga., endured something no parent ever wants to go through. During Peacock’s second semester as a graduate nursing student at TROY, her 20-year-old son passed away.
The devastating loss nearly made Peacock withdraw from the program. However, with the help of family and her professors at the Phenix City Campus,…
Kimarie Bugg, center, and the staff of Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere. Bugg is a student in the Doctor of Nursing practice program.
Six years ago, Troy University graduate nursing student Kimarie Bugg took a moment of professional setback and turned it into an opportunity for even greater success.
As a nurse in Atlanta, Bugg spent more than 20 years doing groundbreaking work supporting breastfeeding education, including starting the first lactation program in the state at Grady Hospital….
