Improving Access to Care Speaker: Gloria J. McNeal Title: An Interventional Study Design to Improve Access to Care About this Lecture: The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School of Nursing (UMDNJ-SN), in a collaborative, joint partnership venture, implemented a nurse-faculty managed Mobile Healthcare Project, designed to reduce the morbidity and mortality of medically underserved, inner city residents. This presentation describes the collaborative approach and outcomes oriented focus of a nurse-faculty managed, universitybased mobile health project, in partnership with the UMDNJ University Hospital, that cost effectively utilized faculty-supervised medical and nursing students and an interdisciplinary mobile healthcare team, in association with the clinical affiliates of UMDNJ, community-based organizations, and faith-based healthcare initiatives.
Participants will learn about a community-based, interdisciplinary, interventional strategy used to promote health and prevent disease in underserved populations. Who should attend? Health professionals, students, community faculty and researchers interested in health in underserved populations will find this talk of interest.
Hawkins Room 3071 DATE: Wednesday, July 18th, 2012 TIME: 12 pm - 1pm About the Speaker: Gloria J. McNeal, PhD, ACNS-BC, FAAN graduated from Villanova University College of Nursing with a baccalaureate degree, and then earned her graduate degree in nursing and doctor of philosophy degree in higher education administration at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing and Graduate School of Education, respectively. Her dissertation, which researched the scholarly productivity of African American women nurse faculty in the United States, was awarded with meritorious distinction. A well-recognized academician, she has held faculty appointments and positions of leadership at undergraduate, graduate and doctoral level nursing programs of study. She is the recipient of nearly $8 million in extramural funding, to establish critical care curricula of study, traineeships, a center for academic support service, and mobile healthcare projects. Highly regarded for her teaching expertise, she is the recipient of more than 25 Teaching Excellence Awards conferred by numerous academic institutions and professional nursing organizations. A prolific writer, she is the author of over 100 books, book chapters, articles and abstracts. She is the Editor of The ABNF Journal, and in this role she oversees a 30-member Editorial Board. Her military service includes an appointment as a Navy Nurse Corps Officer, where she earned three promotions from Ensign to the rank of Full Lieutenant, and the National Defense Service Medal and Meritorious Unit Commendation citations. She holds fellowship status in the prestigious American Academy of Nursing and the RWJ Foundation Executive Nurse Fellows Program. Her national and statewide honors have recognized her significant contributions to the discipline of nursing.
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