Next month we will welcome the esteemed Dr. Angela Barron McBride, whose new book “The Growth and Development of Nurse Leaders” stands to become as seminal in our field as her 1973 book “The Growth and Development of Mothers.” She will present a Dean’s Lecture on February 28.
Each year we look forward to granting the unique honor of the Claire M. Fagin Distinguished Researcher Lecture and Award. With great pride, we honor Dr. Barbara Riegel, an expert in chronic illness and self-care, who will present the 2012 Fagin Lecture on April 5.
This academic year is significant in the history of nursing at Penn. Our 125th anniversary is in tandem with the quarter-century mark of our Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing, which will honor the work of nurse historian Dr. Joan Lynaugh with a symposium on April 14.
We will take interprofessionalism to another level with the April 17 symposium “Partners in Education and Practice: Stronger Teams, Better Health,” co-hosted with the Association of Academic Health Centers, Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine, and the Institute of Medicine. The concept of interprofessionalism – bringing seemingly divergent healthcare professions together to respond to need – is more important than ever in our global 21st century.
On April 21, our LIFE practice will host the second annual “Sounds of West Philadelphia” Wellness Day. In the fall, our LIFE practice recognized internationally as being unique by Lancet editor-in-chief Dr. Richard Horton. Wellness Day is a wonderful opportunity to see why.
And, before we know it, we will close the semester with Commencement and Alumni Weekend, which will open on May 11 with the inaugural symposium for our new Center for Global Women’s Health, a most exciting endeavor and one that is close to my heart.
As always, there is much happening. As always, I hope to see you here, taking part in all that Penn Nursing has to offer.
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