Nurse Educators Selected for Health Equity Influencers Program
(June 14, 2024) — Three School of Nursing educators were selected to join 2024-25 cohort of the Health Equity Influencers Program at Mercy University School of Nursing: Debora M. Dole, PhD, CNM, FACNM, professor of nursing and Vice Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs; Mara G. Evans, DNP, CNM, assistant professor, and Heather M. Bradford, PhD, CNM, FACNM, PhD, instructor.
The program is an intensive residency designed to strengthen nursing faculty’s preparedness to educate the newest generation of nurses through the lens of health equity. The 6-month, 40-hour hybrid program, provides nurse educators with the requisite skills to assess, recognize, recommend and create equity-minded solutions that influence health outcomes.
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The Georgetown University School of Nursing, an inclusive, diverse academic community, excels in innovative and values-based education, leadership, practice, research, scholarship, and service. In the Jesuit tradition, we are committed to the formation of ethical, empathetic, and transformational nursing leaders who are committed to lifelong learning, shared decision-making, and individual and community self-determination. Within this just culture of reciprocal accountability, trust, and respect, the school advances health and health equity in partnership with individuals, families, and communities.
Our Vision
Georgetown University School of Nursing is an internationally recognized leader for excellence in nursing education, research, and scholarship. Our values inspire a culture of action-oriented accountability, innovation, and principled leadership. We prepare our graduates to provide whole person care, promote health equity, advance social justice, dismantle oppressive conditions, and shape the future of nursing.