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Scholars and Fellows
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At the core of the BAGNC program are the Scholars and Fellows. These
women and men choose to apply and are selected because of their outstanding
commitment to geriatric nursing and recognized potential for future
leadership. It is the intention of the program and of the JAHF that
by producing expert academicians, practitioners and researchers who
will lead the field of geriatric nursing, this will ultimately improve
the care of elders in our society. |
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As of July 2005 the number of participants in the program grew to
102. That is 102 more faculty who will be teaching the next cadre
of nurses and conducting ground-breaking research that will ultimately
lead to the best care possible for older adults.
Meet the 2006-2008 Scholars & Fellows
| Alumni in the News |
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Janet Mentes (2001-2003 Postdoctoral Fellow), published an article in the June 2006 edition of the American Journal of Nursing titled “Oral Hydration in Older Adults: Greater awareness is needed in preventing, recognizing, and treating dehydration.” This newest article in the journal’s “New Look at the Old” series provides current research about the hydration status of older adults across care settings and in the community, as well as a range of tools to improve assessment skills, including a "Dehydration Risk Appraisal Checklist." To read the article, go to: www.NursingCenter.com/AJNolderadults.
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Olimpia Paun (2004 Postdoctoral Fellow) received a travel scholarship to attend the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research’s “OBSSR 10th Anniversary: Celebrating a Decade of Progress and Promise” conference in Bethesda, MD, in June 2006. She was also selected to participate in the Summer Geriatric Seminar as a Hartford Institute/AJN Geriatric Nursing Research Scholar at NYU in July 2006. |
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Marianne Smith (2003-2005 Predoctoral Scholar) recently received F31 and AARP scholarships. The F31 was an NRSA application for predoctoral fellowship funding from NINR and runs from 7/11/2005 through 7/10/2007. It funds tuition to finish the program (e.g., tuition, dissertation research). The title of the research proposal was "Anxiety Among Older Adults with Dementia in ALFs". The AARP scholarship money will be used primarily for travel, supplies, professional memberships, etc. |
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Patricia Coleman (2002-2004 Post Doc Fellow) was awarded
the National Gerontological Nurses Association (2005) Judith
Braun Award for Advancing the Practice of Gerontological Nursing
through Research, based on her JAHF research. She was also awarded
the Promising New Investigator Award by the American Geriatrics
Society. |
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Lazelle Benefield (2003-2005 Post Doc
Fellow) accepted a new position as professor and Parry Chair
in Gerontological Nursing in the College of Nursing at the University
of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK. |
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Leanne Lefler (2004-2006 Pre Doc Scholar)
worked intricately with her co-mentor, Dr. Jean McSweeney, and
the research team on Dr. McSweeney's study, MI Symptoms in Women:
Disparities in Women of Color. Their abstract was submitted
and accepted for the American Heart Association (AHA) and Southern
Nurses Research Society (SNRS) Annual Conferences. The AHA abstract
was awarded the 2005 Best Abstract Award from the Council of
Cardiovascular Nursing and Leanne Lefler was acknowledged along
with the other authors at the annual Council Dinner in November
2005.
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Read the press release
about the 2006-2008 Scholars and Fellows
Is The Program Working?
A recent independent evaluation of this program is available on-line
at http://www.geriatricnursing.info/
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