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A. Villarruel, PhD, RN, FAAN
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Message from Dr. Villarruel, President
Dear Colleagues,
We have for you all an EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENT! NCEMNA was awarded a 1-year supplement to our existing NIGMS "Stimulating Nursing Research" grant. The funds are part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
The funds will be used to advance two very important aspects of our grant: facilitating publications of our mentees and conducting an in-depth evaluation to determine the impact of our efforts to date. Both of these activities are critical to ensure the continued success of our efforts to increase and strengthen the cadres of minority nurse researchers.
We have heard from many of you over these past years in regards to how much NCEMNA has meant to you personally and how it has helped you advance your career. Your success is tied in with NCEMNA's success. Your feedback, your publications, your grants, your advancement are all evidence we need to demonstrate the impact of NCEMNA.
I hope you will take advantage of the opportunities that will be made available to you as part of these new funds. I ask you to take the time to fill out the survey that will be headed your way. We look forward to hearing from you!
More to come - but for now - have a blessed, safe, healthy, and happy holiday season.
Toni Villarruel PhD, FAAN
President, NCEMNA
Guess Who's New at NCEMNA?
Please join NCEMNA's national headquarters in welcoming our newest addition! Samantha Neal joins us as our new Program Coordinator. She will be working with our program activities, specifically the Nurse Scientist Stimulation Program. She reports directly to the Principal Investigator and works closely with the Program Directors, consultants, and contractors. Some of her other main duties include managing the NCEMNA office, tracking grant administration, facilitating communication, and writing grant reports.
Mrs. Neal is an experienced program coordinator and project manager with expertise in innovative problem solving and communication. Over her 11 years of projects with data and people, she has worked with research institutes, universities, healthcare foundations, public health agencies, and medical groups. She has relocated to Southern California after working with the Northern California Regional Office of Kaiser Permanente. ...
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New Writing for Publication Program
NCEMNA would like to announce its upcoming course, "Writing for Publication," for mentees, mentors, and interested others. Lorraine Steefel, DNP, RN, a professional nurse writer and mentor, has been contracted to guide mentees through the steps of writing for publication in peer reviewed journals. She will conduct a webinar session, chat room and individual editorial consultation via phone and e-mail over a ten week period to guide participants to successful completion of a research report manuscript for submission to chosen journal.
The first webinar session will be held on January 5th, 2010 at 4-6 p.m. PST (7-9 p.m. EST). ...
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Nurses Request Funding Priority from President Obama
NCEMNA joined a total of 46 organizations from around the nursing community, representing over 842,000 registered nurses, advanced practice registered nurses, nurse executives, nursing faculty, and students, sent a joint letter to President Obama. The letter, dated November 24, 2009, thanked the President for the significant investments his administration has made so far to strengthen the nursing workforce and requested continuing support by making nursing a priority on the budget for the 2011 fiscal year. The groups cited the continuing shortage of RNs and APRNs and the demand for their care as justification for the additional funding as he continues addressing challenges to our healthcare system and healthcare reform plans.
See Letter...
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