Student Affairs and Alumni news
Division of Student Affairs Update: upcoming events, impressive student and alumni accolades, student support services and well-being resources, and alumni updates and accomplishments.
Graduate Nursing Student Academy Liaison
Congratulations to Mitra Ghafarianpoor, MSN family nurse practitioner track student, for being selected as a liaison by the Graduate Nursing Student Academy (GNSA). The Academy is part of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and "provides high value programs, services, and resources to graduate nursing students enrolled in master's and doctoral programs at AACN member schools. The GNSA is committed to supporting graduate students preparing for careers as faculty members, researchers, advanced practice registered nurses, clinical nurse leaders, policy experts, and health care administrators, among other roles." We are proud of your leadership and service work!
Article published in Journal of JBI Evidence Implementation
PriceKudos to Dr. Tara Price, 2022 DNP graduate, for her article "Nursing assessments of women with hypertensive disorders during labor in an academic medical center in Mississippi: a best practice implementation project. The article she co-authored with Dr. Michelle Palokas, former DNP program director, and Nital Patel was published in the Journal of JBI Evidence Implementation. We are proud of all of you and our Mississippi Centre for Evidence Based Practice: A JBI Centre of Excellence!
DNP student selected to Student Policy Summit in DC
Last month, DNP student Mwendaendi Lewanika-Anderson and PhD in Nursing Student Gordon Gartrell attended the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Student Policy Summit in Washington, DC. Students who attend participate in extensive sessions focused on the federal policy process and nursing’s role in professional advocacy. After completing the health policy course in the fall, Mwendaendi stated that she wanted to understand better how policy impacts nursing practice and how she can make a difference in her community. She shared her gratitude for this opportunity and that attending this conference impacted her outlook on nursing policy. “I want to tell others who are unaware of the impact nurses make on policy," explained Lewanika-Anderson. "If you don't make decisions, someone else will make them for you. My community needs me at the table of decision-makers. The system is changing, and I want to be a part of that change.”
Attention Students
Students: As a reminder, please update your emergency contact information in Workday.
Service learning upcoming events/opportunities
Mass Casualty Training for Emergency Medicine Residents - May 4, 8:00 a.m., Jackson
Santé South - May 6, 4:30 p.m., Ridgeland
Tees Fore Tots Golf Tournament - May 18, 9:00 a.m., Madison
Love Packs - ongoing opportunity, Oxford
Mustard Seed, Inc. - ongoing opportunity, Jackson
Mississippi Blood Services - ongoing opportunity, Oxford
Volunteering at Children's Hospital - ongoing opportunity, Jackson
UMMC Volunteer Reserve Pool - ongoing opportunity, Jackson
Jackson Free Clinic - ongoing opportunity, Jackson
Students, check GiveGab for more information and to sign up!
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