The University of Texas Medical Branch
Faculty Senate Meeting
April 2012
SCHOOL
OF NURSING DEAN’S REPORT
ANNOUNCEMENTS
· Employee Service Day – The School of Nursing
recognized the following people on March 22 for their years of service at UTMB:
§ 30 Years of
Service – Ms. Maureen Wilder, Mrs. Imelda
Mendoza
§ 25 Years of
Service – Dr. Mary Ann Best, Dr. Kay Sandor
§ 20 Years of
Service – Ms. Marilyn Bradley, Dr. Linda Rath,
Dr. Elnora Mendias
§ 15 Years of
Service – Ms. Millie Welker, Ms. Jeri Jaquis
§ 10 Years of
Service - Dr. Pamela Watson, Dr. Patricia
Crane, Dr. Bruce Leonard
§ 5 Years of Service – Mr. Keith Chiasson, Ms. Cindy Jaehne, Ms. Leigh
Cates, Dr. Cherry Beckworth, Ms. Juan Feng, Mr. Thom Mendez
· Drs. Bonnie Metzger and Barbara Therrien returned
to the School on March 7-8 to continue their coaching of research faculty. As part of the ongoing effort to build a
research culture at SON, a group workshop meeting was scheduled on March 8th. Faculty working one-on-one with the
consultants were able to present their aims to research faculty. Drs. Metzger and Therrien were able to share
their reviews, rationale for modification and advice to stimulate discussion
into the proposal development process.
· Interprofessional Professional Education Day was
held on March 28. All schools
participated. From 1:00-2:00 PM, keynote
speaker, Carmel Dyer, MD, Professor at the University of Texas Health Science
Center in Houston, presented her keynote address, “Geriatrics promoting optimal
living for seniors.” Other
interprofessional activities were held from 2:00-5:00 PM in the Simulation
Center in Rebecca Sealy Hospital.
· National Nurse Certification Day was celebrated by
32 School of Nursing faculty. Ms. Bonnie
Webster organized the SON’s participation in the event.
ACHIEVEMENTS
· Dr. Linda Rounds has been reappointed by the Governor to the Board
of Pilot Commissioners for Galveston County.
There will be a press release from the Governor’s office.
· Dr. Kathleen
Murphy was the recipient of the Excellence in Education Award from
the City of Milwaukee Board of School Directors on February 23, 2012.
· Dr. Kathleen
Murphy has been named The Milwaukee School
Administrator of the Year.
FACULTY PUBLICATIONS
· Mendias, E., & Reifsnider, E. (2012). Impact of early
feeding on later childhood obesity. In S. A. Yuca (Ed.), Childhood obesity. ISBN: 978-953-51-0374-5. Available from:
http://www.intechopen.com/books/childhood-obesity/impact-of-early-feeding-on-later-childhood-obesity.
· Mendias, E.,
Davila, Y., & Reifsnider, E. (2012). Community
health workers: Full members of the health care team. Family & Community Health, 35 (2), 90-91.
FACULTY PRESENTATIONS
· Martin, C. (March, 2012). “The Evolution from Nazi Medical
Experiments to the Belmont Report.” Paper presented at Clinical Trials Research
Colloquium, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
· Peck, J. (2012, March). Smartphone
preventive healthcare: parental use of an immunization reminder system based on
the Health Belief Model. Selected by faculty as keynote student presenter
to give oral presentation to conference attendees at the University of Alabama
DNP Intensive. Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
· Peck, J. (2012, March). Smartphone
preventive healthcare: parental use of an immunization reminder system based on
the Health Belief Model. Poster presentation to DNP students and faculty at
the University of Alabama DNP Intensive. Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
· Davila, Y.R.,
Douzar, B., & Cuellar E. (March,
2012). Baccalaureate Nursing Students: Taking a Leadership Role in Promoting
Community Safety. Podium presentation presented at the Pacific Institute of
Nursing Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii.
· Davila, Y.R.,
Douzar, B., & Cuellar E. (March,
2012). Enhancing the health of Low-Income Seniors through Academic-Community Partnerships.
Podium presentation presented at the Pacific Institute of Nursing Conference,
Honolulu, Hawaii.
RESEARCH - IN DEVELOPMENT
· Dr. Jennifer Kelly is in the process of designing her John Sealy
Endowment Seed Grant pilot study on allostatic load contributions to negative
birth outcomes in African Americans.
This work is preparatory to applying for a K01 (NIH) /KL2 (CTSA Mentored
Research Scientist Development Award.
· Dr. Yolanda Davila is designing her John Sealy Endowment Seed Grant
pilot study on the relationship between hierarchical negotiation tactics,
power, gender roles and frequency/type of partner violence. This work is preparatory to applying for a
R21 through NIH.
RESEARCH - SUBMITTED PROJECTS
· Cuellar,
E.H. Dr. Cuellar submitted a Letter of Intent (LOI) to the TG
Public Benefit Grant Program to establish a Pre-Nursing Academic Enrichment and
Retention Program for low to moderate income, minority, and first-generation
college students who have completed their first two years of college education
and want to enroll at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) to seek a
BSN in nursing. There were 373 LOIs submitted and Dr. Cuellar’s was not one of
the 35 approved for submission of a full application. The next opportunity to
submit will be in January 2013.
· Dr. Fiandt is the principal investigator for an
application, “Improving the Health of People with Mental Illnesses,” submitted
to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Health Care Innovation
Challenge program.
· Dr. Leonard is a co-investigator on a grant
submitted by Kuo, Y-F, Department of Internal Medicine to NIH to assess the
role of nurse practitioner in primary care of older adults.
· Dr. Mendias, working with the University of Texas
Health Science Center at Houston has submitted a Letter of Intent to apply for
an Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action grant.
· Dr. Murphy, working with the Minnesota Institute
of Public Health, has submitted a school health promotion project under the
Healthy Schools Campaign to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
· Dr. Richards is named as UTMB site director in an
application submitted by The Methodist Hospital (Houston) to the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services for a sepsis early recognition and response
initiative.
· Richard,
P.L., & Davis, P. has
submitted a Letter of Intent to apply for an Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action grant.
VICE
PRESIDENT FOR EDUCATION’S REPORT
synergy –S. Gerik
· In
June, The synergy office will conduct an enactment of the Pediatric End
of Life Simulation and Discussion in the Levin Hall Main Auditorium.
All disciplines are invited to
attend.
This activity is set to take place on
the following date and time.
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Event:
The Pediatric End of Life Simulation
Date: June 5, 2012
Time:
1:00pm-3:00pm
Location:
Levin Hall Main Auditorium
Office of Institutional Effectiveness – C. McKee
·
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
has released their employment rate calculations for UTMB graduates by
program. The report can be access here: http://www.txhighereddata.org/reports/performance/ctcasalf/exitcohorts/
·
The Student Satisfaction Survey has just
completed with a response rate of 56%. The survey effort was actually two
survey covering both the on-campus student population as well as distance
education students. The survey results are being tabulated and will be
released in the next week.
Council of Deans Executive Committee – P. Watson
· The following individuals attended the April
Executive Committee Meeting to present and/or provide updates in the month.
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Presenter: |
Topic: |
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SGA Leadership: Ms. Quynh Do and Ms. Danielle Smith |
SGA Leadership Report |
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Mr. Shawn DeVeau |
Academic Calendar and Uniformity across the Schools |
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Dr. Chris McKee |
OIE Report |
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Ms. Kimberly Hagara |
Audit Services Project |