January 2008 Vol. 6, No. 1
   
Alumni Association Phonathon this February
The Alumni Association annual phonathon begins this month. Be sure to answer the next time the phone rings - an OHSU nursing student may be calling you.


New Partnership: OHSU School of Nursing’s New Campus at Western Oregon University in Monmouth

The newest addition to the OHSU School of Nursing campuses is the Monmouth campus at Western Oregon University. Students will have access to the active campus life and individual attention at Western Oregon University while working with OHSU's premiere nursing faculty in state-of-the-art facilities. The nursing program at the OHSU Monmouth campus is designed for students to be dually enrolled at OHSU and WOU. Students will earn a Bachelor of Science with a major in nursing degree from OHSU. The program offers students the opportunity to obtain their R.N. license while giving them the necessary leadership, education and clinical experience to prepare them for future opportunities within the nursing profession.

For more information, click here (pdf) or contact the Office of Admissions at 503 494-7725 or e-mail proginfo@ohsu.edu.

Select Master’s Specialties Now Offered on Regional Campuses

The OHSU School of Nursing is excited to offer the Family Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, and Nursing Education programs on our regional campuses beginning in fall 2008. Students have the opportunity to advance their education in nursing while taking classes at the Ashland, Klamath Falls, or La Grande campuses. Courses are offered in a variety of formats including online, weekend intensives and video conferencing.

Programs Now Available:

Now accepting  applications.
For more information about this program and other program offerings,  click here. Or contact the office of admissions at 503 494-7725 or e-mail proginfo@ohsu.edu.
Applications are due February 1.

Phonathon - Answer the call
January – March 2008

OHSU nursing students will call soon to ask for your annual gift to support the School of Nursing. Please make a gift to help support scholarships and programs, or do it now at http://nursing.ohsufoundation.org. Thank you, from the heart, for your support of nursing education.

Rise to the Challenge: Career Fair
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Noon to 3:00 p.m., OHSU campus

Over 25 hospital systems from the Pacific Northwest will be on campus to recruit graduating nursing students. OHSU School of Nursing Office of Recruitment, Advancement and Progression will be on site to discuss graduate degrees available at the School. We encourage you to take this opportunity to advance your career.

Make a gift to the OHSU School of Nursing
A new Web site for the OHSU Foundation allows you to give to a number of different funding priorities at the OHSU School of Nursing.
Make a gift today at http://nursing.ohsufoundation.org

Simulation Workshops are Coming to OHSU
Presented by the National League for Nursing

Are you new to design and development of simulations? Then these two day workshops are for you. Programs will address the design, development, and implementation of simulation and its integration into the curriculum.

March 28-29, 2008, OHSU will host a workshop. All simulation workshops have the same content, objectives, and daily schedule. Details for simulation workshops are in progress, but to see other workshop dates and registration information, visit the NLN site.

Meaningful Care Conference planned for 2008 LGBT Health Awareness Week
April 11 event will address barriers for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer health care

National LGBT Health Awareness Week is a nationwide effort whose purpose is to promote lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender health. Events kick off during the second week in April all around the country.

Now in its third year, Portland’s Meaningful Care Conference is a local response to this national effort and is being produced by a host of providers, non-profits and local governments who provide health care. The conference is aimed at education on best practices for health care professionals and their students. It will increase the LGBT cultural competence of medical and social services serving, or interested in serving, this community.

“The philosophy behind this project is deeply routed in respect, compassion and social justice,” says Lillian Shirley, Health Department Director for Multnomah County. “To provide the best care possible, clinicians must create a safe environment that fosters open communication about all the issues that affect the health and well being of the client being served.”

“Removing disparities and improving the health and well-being of all communities in Multnomah County is paramount,” states Commissioner Rojo de Steffey. “I’m proud to support the Meaningful Care Conference and pleased to see so many of the county’s partners supporting it too.”

The conference will be held:
April 11, 2008
Oregon Convention Center
777 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232
CEU and CME certification will be available

Information and registration is available at www.lgbtqmeaningfulcare.org.