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Sigrid Barrett Becomes UNLV School of Nursing's First Filipino-American Dean

Although nursing wasn't her first calling, Barrett had a head start in health care after helping her mother run a rural clinic in the Philippines.

On Sept. 1, 2024, leading pediatric nurse practitioner Sigrid Barrett joined UNLV as the new dean for the School of Nursing. (Becca Schwartz/UNLV)

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