GNLC NURSING WORKFORCE NEWS |
The GNLC is delighted to inform doctoral students and graduates of the last two years to submit their abstracts for the 2024 GNLC Doctoral Symposium!
All research topics, including studies with preliminary results, will be welcomed. The Abstract Submission Deadline is January 10, 2024 The 2024 GNLC Doctoral Conference will be hosted by Valdosta University on their beautiful Georgia campus. |
One of the ways GSU Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing & Health Professions is improving the healthcare workforce is with its partnership with Wellstar Health System to train and graduate more respiratory therapists. Their RT faculty showcased this partnership to other schools at the 2023 Annual Conference of the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions, which just wrapped up in Fort Lauderdale. Lewis College leadership and their ASAHP student leadership, President Katie Crabtree and Vice President Anna Calaicone, also attended the conference.
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NURSING LEADERSHIP SPOTLIGHT |
Congratulations again to Georgia's Outstanding Inductees of the American Academy of Nursing 2023 Class of Fellows who are all faculty and alumni from Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University.
The inductees were recognized for their substantial, sustained, and outstanding impact on health and health care at the Academy’s annual Health Policy Conference on October 5 – 7, 2023 in Washington, DC. This year’s conference theme was “Celebrating 50 Years of Leadership, Policy, and Partnership.”
The newest Fellows, and largest class, represent 40 states, the District of Columbia, and 13 countries. In welcoming these Fellows, the Academy will be comprised of more than 3,000 leaders who are experts in policy, research, administration, practice, and academia that champion health and wellness, locally and globally. |
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Augusta University’s College of Nursing hosted a reception in the lobby of the Health Sciences Building honoring the professional legacy of Dean Emerita Lucy Marion, PhD. Dr. Marion is the longest serving dean of the College of Nursing before retiring in 2019 after 15 years, served as a nurse for 52 years and a professor for 35 years. |
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The magazine Georgia Trend recognized GNA CEO Matt Caseman as one of Georgia’s 500 most influential leaders for the second year in a row. Matt is the chief executive officer of the largest professional association for registered nurses in the State of Georgia, the Georgia Nurses Association (GNA). |
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Congratulations to Emory School of Nursing Associate Professor and DNP Program Director Shawana Moore DNP, MSN, CRNP, WHNP-BC who was recently spotlighted in Georgia Trend Magazine's "Georgia Trend 40 under 40" feature! Join us in congratulating Dr. Moore for being honored as one of Georgia's best and brightest for her work in medicine and service! |
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| October 26, 2023 was a big day as the Ellenton Farmworker Health Clinic and Emory School of Nursing’s Emory In MOTION program celebrated the ribbon cutting for its new mobile health van! |
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Congratulations to Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at Augusta University, Neil J. MacKinnon, BSc (Pharm), MSc (Pharm), Ph.D., FCSHP, FNAP, as the newly appointed Chair of the AU Nursing Associates (AUNA) Board of Directors. AUNA is the practice plan for Augusta University's College of Nursing faculty and it includes a large nursing-managed health center on the ground floor of their Health Sciences Building. |
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Congratulations to Assistant Professor at Augusta University College of Nursing, Priscilla Hartley DNP, MSN, BSN, ASN, BS, as the newly appointed President of the AU Nursing Associates (AUNA). The AU Nursing Associates, Inc. (AUNA) provides a dynamic environment for talented clinicians, leaders, and educators to provide a broad range of services in a variety of acute care and community-based, multi-professional health care delivery models. |
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HRSA Grant Award Announcement |
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Congratulations to Emory School of Nursing Assistant Professor Shaquita Starks, PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC, for being awarded a $2.6 million grant for a community-based mental health and substance use disorder treatment program from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). |
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| NOBC NEWS OCTOBER 2023: SEEKING FRESH PERSPECTIVES |
This month Kenya Williams, EdD, MBA, MSN, RN, RP, CAE, FNYAM explains why it is essential for nurses to seek fresh perspectives and embrace change. She urges nurses to be open, bold, and fiercely mentor nursing students and new nurses to actively pursue leadership and board positions. |
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Are you looking for resources to support training new nursing staff? The HRSA-funded CAPES Academy hosted by NHWSN is a federally funded approach to enhancing nursing education in the Southeastern US. The CAPES Academy will partner with schools of nursing and healthcare systems to help prepare nurses to serve as clinical nursing faculty and preceptors in health professional shortage areas. |
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| DIVERSITY IN NURSING SCHOLARSHIP NEAR FUNDRAISING GOAL |
The Diversity in Nursing Scholarship for Mercer’s College of Nursing was initiated three years ago by Mercer University Alumna Dr. Jasmine Garrett Ellington, who wants to help increase racial and ethnic diversity in nursing schools and the nursing profession.
The College of Nursing hopes to award the first scholarship for the 2024-25 academic year. Per the scholarship criteria, the recipients chosen will be pre-licensure nursing students from disadvantaged backgrounds, including racial and ethnic minorities, with priority given to African American students. |
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BILLBOARD FOR NATIONAL NP WEEK |
The Augusta Chapter of UAPRN has sponsored a billboard for NP week! As you know, November 12-18 is National NP Week 2023, the slogan for this year is: NP Week: Recognizing Heroes in Health Care.
The NP Week billboard sponsored by UAPRN Augusta is up and live, and will be through next Saturday (11/18). It is the electronic billboard at 15th Street and Walton Way, facing Harper Street & the Medical buildings. It is displayed for 10 seconds every 90 seconds. Congrats Augusta Chapter! |
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GNLC ANNOUNCEMENTS & REMINDERS |
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| NURSE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR CAREGIVERS DAY |
Date: November 11 - 12, 2023 Time: 11:00AM - 3:00PM
Location: 1438 Dogwood Drive, SE, Conyers, Georgia Georgians for a Healthy Future are seeking to recruit two nurses volunteers to staff the AARP table at Care for the Caregiver Share Day, hosted by Walmart, on November 11 and 12 from 11-3 p.m. The event will take place at #2475 1438 Dogwood Drive, SE, Conyers, Georgia. |
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The second installment of the Conversations from the Edge webinar series will be held Monday, Nov. 13, 2023 at 12pm. Sean Clarke FAAN, PhD, RN, will join us and lead the topic "A Fresh Look at the Nursing Profession." |
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| NATIONAL COMMISSION FUNDING OPPORTUNITY |
Application Deadline: December 1, 2023
The National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing and the team at the American Nurses Association (ANA) invites you to consider submitting a proposal for the Commission’s funding opportunity. This request for funding (RFP) is designed to solicit proposals for new or ongoing programs and interventions that work to eliminate racism in nursing. |
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GBHCW LOAN REPAYMENT APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN! |
GBHCW is pleased to announce they have released their annual loan repayment applications. This year is the first where everything can be done fully online. In addition, there is a new program for Physicians only where they can earn $150,000 over four years. They still offer the annual program to Physicians ($25,000), Dentists ($25,000), Physician Assistants ($10,000), and APRNs ($10,000). |
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The Atlanta Black Nurses Association is a recipient of one of the 2023 Grants Awarded to Nurse Partner Organizations through American Nurses Association (ANA) Project Firstline. The Project Firstline program is a national training collaborative led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in partnership with ANA and the American Academy of Pediatrics to disseminate Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) resources.
Project Firstline was developed as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic which identified longstanding gaps in infection control knowledge and practice in healthcare settings. To facilitate getting the ANA/CDC Project Firstline IPC resources disseminated, visit Project Firstline on ABNA website. |
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HEALTH CARE UNSCRAMBLED 2024 |
Date: Thursday, January 11, 2023 Time: 7:30AM - 11:00AM
Location: Georgia Freight Depot
65 M.L.K. Jr Dr SW
Atlanta, GA 30303 Join Georgians for a Healthy Future for their 14th annual Health Care Unscrambled!
Health Care Unscrambled is a special, annual opportunity for health advocates and stakeholders to hear from state policymakers about what they plan to tackle in the year ahead, to learn about emerging health policy issues from nationally-renowned experts, and to better understand the health experiences of Georgia consumers.
The conversation will feature Joan Alker, Executive Director of the Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University and Alex Briscoe, Principal of the California Children’s Trust. |
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SAVE THE DATE: ALTER DEMENTIA SUMMIT |
Date: April 25-27, 2024
Location: House of Hope Atlanta
4650 Flat Shoals Pkwy, Decatur, GA, 30034 Join ALTER Dementia, lead by Dr. Fayron Epps, on April 25-27, 2024, for the ALTER Dementia Summit: The Role of the Black Church in the House of Hope Atlanta in Decatur, Georgia. Scan the QR code or visit the website by clicking below to pre-register for the event, or become a sponsor. |
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| JULIANNA MCCONNELL WINS SUWANEE CITY COUNCIL SEAT |
Congratulations to GNLC Lobbyist, Julianna McConnell on her win for the city of Suwanee's municipal election race. Voters have chosen Julianna McConnell as their Post 1 City Council representative. McConnell garnished nearly 60 percent of the votes over her opponents |
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