NHSC Nurse Practitioner Ambassador/Faculty Advocate
Network Meeting


The National Health Service Corps: A New Look

Wednesday, April 2, 2003
Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 


 

This year's AACN/NHSC Nurse Practitioner Faculty Advocate/Ambassador Meeting was successful, with 50 ambassadors in attendance. The main topics at this year's meeting were the new interdisciplinary Ambassador Project and educating nurse practitioners for practice in underserved areas in urban and rural settings.

Please click on the speaker name below to view his or her power point presentation. You will need Adobe Acrobat to view these files. Click here to view photos from the meeting.


Introductions
Joan Stanley, PhD, CRNP, Project Director and Director of Education Policy, AACN

Welcome Ambassadors:
What's an Ambassador & How Does This Fit With the New NHSC Strategic Vision
Donald Weaver, MD, Director, National Health Service Corps Division

Nuts & Bolts of the Ambassador Program
Michelle Corbin, MBA, Program Analyst, National Health Service Corps

The Challenges of Educating NPs for Practice in Underserved Areas
Karen Carmody, MSN, CRNP
Executive Director, Clinical Regional Advisory Network, Wilmington, DE

The Rural & Urban Health Education Perspectives: How Does This Impact NP Education?
Donna Hodnicki, PhD, RN, CS, FNP, FAAN
Professor, Georgia Southern University

Coralease C. Ruff, DNSc, RN, FNP
Associate Professor, Howard University, Washington, DC

Serving the Underserved: Mentoring & Inspiring NPs
Marion D'Lugoff**, RN, CS, MA
Clinical Director, Wald Community Nursing Center, Baltimore, MD

Shirley VanZandt, MS, RN, MPH, CRNP
Instructor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

**Presentation includes notes.

Meeting Photos

(L-R) Donna Hodnicki, PhD, RN, CS, FNP, FAAN, Georgia Southern University; Donald Weaver, MD
Director, National Health Service Corps Division
(L-R) Donna Nativo, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, University of Pittsburgh
Joan Stanley PhD, CRNP, American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Donald Weaver, MD, Director, National Health Service Corps Division
Phyllis Ann Zimmer, ARNP, MN, FNP, FAAN, University of Washington
Coralease C. Ruff, DNSc, RN, FNP, Howard University

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