Such a great honor to recognize our new Chief Nurse Officer for the #USPHS#CommissionedCorps, RADM Aisha K. Mix. Thank you for your exceptional leadership and service in the Corps!
Public Health fair going on in the lobby. Of course we were excited to see some global health involved - translation of HIV care materials to Amharic for the Ethiopian community in Montgomery County, Maryland!
Students also had the opportunity to explore traditional medicine options available in Ecuador, including facilities that permit patients to receive both traditional and modern medicine as they wish.
Undergraduate @MarylandNursing students Cynthia, Yunie, and Madison traveled to Ecuador this past summer and examined the differences in the roles of nurses and healthcare options, with a particular focus on maternal child health.
All students were amazed that even they, as temporary visitors, were eligible for free healthcare. Ecuador recently amended their constitution to recognize healthcare as a human right.
Campion’s project involved, in part, analyzing adaptation of @saudecrianca’s program for implementation in West Baltimore. Dr. Yolanda Ogbolu is currently leading this implementation through a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant.
Global Health Certificate & UMSOM student Nicole Campion presents her 10-day experience working with partner organization @saudecrianca in Brazil in June 2019.
Today we welcomed our Living History Museum docents to lunch at #UMSON! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and passion for the nursing profession with museum visitors. We appreciate all you do!
UMSON faculty Dr. Charlotte Nwogwugwu and Dr. Karen Scheu are with four of our undergraduate global health students in Ecuador. Over the weekend they had time to check out the Basilica of the National Vote.
Dr. Ogbolu and UMSSW’s Dr. Bronwyn Mayden are with students in Brazil with our partners at @saudecrianca. The team is seeking to better understand how to build social inclusion in vulnerable families. #SDOH#SocialIsolation