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Upcoming EventsTues., Dec. 20, 2011 Wed., Jan. 11, 2012 |
Mon., Jan. 23, 2012
Tues., Jan. 31, 2012 Fri., May 4, 2012 Tues., May 15, 2012 |
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Programs, Centers, and Initiatives
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| Ms. Richins, Ms. Ewing, and Mr. Gray |
Adult Nurse Practitioner Program
On November 30, the Adult Nurse Practitioner Program hosted a panel of recent ANP graduates that addressed the transition from registered nurse to nurse practitioner and offered practical advice to students currently in the program. Panelists Brett Grey ’09 ’11, Adrienne Ewing ’08 ’11, and Rachel Richins ’08 ’10 covered topics such as test preparation and certification, what to expect on job interviews, professional development, and dealing with the unknown.
Office of Scholarship and Research
The Office of Scholarship and Research’s director, Kristine Kulage, has been appointed to a three-year term as co-editor of the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) Magazine, effective January 1, 2012. Ms. Kulage has been contributing editor of the magazine’s Biomed Corner section for two years. Her most recent article, "Creating a Research Administration Office at a School of Nursing: Eight Years Later," appears in the magazine’s December 2011 issue.
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| Dean Berkowitz |
Conferences and Lectures
On November 14, Dean Bobbie Berkowitz gave the 33rd Annual Distinguished Lecture in Nursing at Villanova University College of Nursing titled, “Public Health Nursing: Aligning Public Health and Primary Care.” The video from this lecture, including a question and answer session, is now available online via Villanova University's YouTube page. Photo Credit: Villanova University College of Nursing.
Student News
Family Nurse Practitioner Program student Sarah Rives ’11 was recently appointed co-chair of the Columbia Student Medical Outreach (CoSMO). Ms. Rives is the first nurse to fill this position. Students volunteering through CoSMO provide free, high-quality primary care to uninsured people in Washington Heights and promote community empowerment through outreach and educational efforts. Co-chairs serve as session coordinators and have a great deal of responsibility both inside the clinic and in their spare time. To learn more about CoSMO, click here.
Alumni News
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| Dr. Koniak-Griffin |
Deborah Weinstein Koniak-Griffin, EdD ’70, professor and Audrienne H. Moseley Chair in Women’s Health Research at UCLA School of Nursing, developed two adolescent intervention programs with grant funding from the National Institute for Nursing Research that received recognition from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and will be disseminated on a national level. The first program, Public Health Nursing Early Intervention Program (PHN-EIP) for Adolescent Mothers, was selected as a model program for funding under the HHS’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This means that agencies and states that implement the program, which provides home health visits for high-risk, pregnant teenagers from the middle of their pregnancies through their children’s first years, are eligible for reimbursement. Its first implementation was in conjunction with the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health and greatly improved health outcomes for participating mothers and their children. For more information, click here.
The second program, Be Proud! Be Responsible! Be Protective!, was selected by the HHS’s Office of Adolescent Health as an evidence-based model for repeat pregnancy and HIV prevention among pregnant and parenting adolescents. This intervention was evaluated and found to be effective in a sample of over 500 teens, and is now being replicated in North Carolina and Utah. The curriculum is available online via Select Media.
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| LCDR Weiss outside a Kabul hospital |
Dorothy Weiss ’09, a lieutenant commander in the US Navy Reserves, is stationed in Kabul, Afghanistan, as an individual augmentee on an embedded training team in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. A graduate of the Nurse Anesthesia Program, Lieutenant Commander Weiss serves as an anesthesia advisor and educator in a local hospital. Her work includes translating two anesthesia manuals to Dari/Persian in collaboration with Afghani translators and the International Federation of Nurse Anesthetists. She notes that despite lacking basic equipment, medicine, and texts, Afghani healthcare providers seem to “get the job done.”
In the Community
Amazon.com has committed to donating 6% of purchases made via this link to the Columbia Student Medical Outreach (CoSMO). Vice Dean Sarah Cook, DNP, and Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing Norma Hannigan, DNP, serve on CoSMO’s advisory board. Click here to learn about CoSMO, or see the Student News section above. Please consider making any Amazon purchases by following the link above, then scrolling down until you see the "Shop at Amazon.com!" link. Your purchases will support the efforts of CUMC student volunteer healthcare providers.
Meet an Alumni Scholar
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| Shoshannah Pearlman |
Shoshannah Pearlman has a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and microbiology from Swarthmore College and a master’s in chemistry from Yale University. Since moving to New York in 2004, she has been a tutor and home-school teacher for students ages 10-60. She is also a licensed New York City tour guide, and recently became a hospice home health volunteer. Shoshannah plans to become a psych-mental health nurse practitioner and treat children and adolescents in community-based settings. “As an older student, I am committed to keeping my student loans manageable, and this scholarship helped to make that possible,” she said about her scholarship award.
Shoshannah is part of the next generation of nurse practitioners. To help future students like her complete their nursing education, please consider making a gift to the Annual Fund by following this secure link: https://giving.columbia.edu/giveonline/?schoolstyle=586. Remember that 100% of your gift will go towards scholarship support.
