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The UVAHS Professional Nursing Staff Organization Professional Development Committee |
The Professional Development Committee promotes continued growth and excellence of nursing knowledge within the professional nursing staff of UVAHS in a variety of ways, including:
- Reviewing and revising New-Nurse Orientation and Skills Checklist content;
- Sponsoring semiannual Leadership Forums;
- Co-sponsoring events recognizing excellence in nursing, including annual Nursing Excellence Awards and the Week of the Nurse; and
- Facilitating scholarship opportunities for nursing-related continued education and professional growth activities, such as the Nurses' Professional Development Fund and the University of Virginia Medical Center Nursing Scholarship Program.
The Professional Development Committee sponsors several key subcommittees and initiatives:
- The Clinical Career Ladder
- The Nurse Educational Coordinators (NEC's);
- The Nurse Recognition Committee, and Week of the Nurse planning workgroup.
2008 Committee Members
Chair Adrienne Garo Vice-chair Nicole Henley
Members: Sheila Adldoost, Susan Almarode, Elaine Attridge, Patricia Berkin, Margie Blevins, Sharon Bragg, Christy Butterman, Susan Card, Margery Danner-Roth, Lora Dury, Holly Glassberg, Liz Good, Andrea Louis, Walter Mason, Kathryn McGough, Mary Miller, Melissa Pritchett, Kathleen Rea, Ann Rebera, Mariah Rogers, Leslie Sherwood, Melissa Stell, Alisa Stickley, Kimberly Sutphin, Carol Tatum, Joan Tepper, Marianne Truslow
For more information about the activities of the Professional Development Committee - or to raise an issue for the committee to address - contact the Chair.