The University of Oregon began offering courses in nursing
In 1919, the University of Oregon in Eugene introduced the state’s first professional courses in nursing. The courses were offered in Portland in cooperation with the Northwest Division of the American Red Cross Home Service Department, the Portland Visiting Nurse Association, the Welfare Bureau and the Oregon Tuberculosis Association.
In 1920, the Portland School of Social Work offered a standard course of study in public health nursing.
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Source: Oregon Health Sciences University
Credit: Photo: Newspaper advetisement for nurses during the recent Influenza Pandemic. Courtesy: University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine.
