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May 2010 Edition

Upcoming Ethnic Minority Nurse Conferences
Tell NCEMNA About Your New Doctorate
National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program

NCEMNA Mentees Make News


The NCEMNA Mentee Program, part of the NCEMNA Nurse Scientist Stimulation Program, has helped more than 248 nurses so far. Expanding on the benefits of the program, mentees are continuing to greater achievements and accolades.


Eugenia Millender
When catastrophe struck the island nation of Haiti with a magnitude 7 earthquake in January of this year, nurses from all over the world responded. Among those moved to action was Eugenia Millender, MS, RN, CCRN, 2009 NCEMNA mentee and a participant in the 2010 NCEMNA Writing for Publication Program. For almost a week, Eugenia and her team traveled to Haiti and provided a wide range of healthcare services using whatever resources were available. Eugenia wrote about her experience in “Haiti: A Firsthand View” in the April 2010 issue of the American Journal of Nursing .....Full Story

Upcoming Ethnic Minority Nurse Conferences



Philippine Nurse Association of America, Inc (PNAA)

31st Annual National Convention

“Reflections of Prism: Achievements and Future Directions”

June 22 – 27, 2010 in Miami, Florida

http://mypnaa.org for more info



National Black Nurses Associations, Inc (NBNA)

38th Annual Institute and Conference

"NBNA Working to Transform Nursing Practice through Health Care Reform"

August 3 – 8, 2010 in San Diego, California

www.nbna.org for more info



National Association of Hispanic Nurses, Inc (NAHN)

35th Annual Conference

July 21 – 24, 2010 in Washington .....Full Story

Tell NCEMNA About Your New Doctorate


Have you recently completed a Doctorate? Are you graduating with a Doctorate this year? We would love to hear about it. NCEMNA is working on future articles about our new Doctorates. Please email your contact and degree information, so that we can follow up with you about your research.

National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program

U.S. Department of Heath and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, National Health Service Corps announces its 2010 Scholarship Program. Applications are due by 5:00pm EDT on June 1, 2010.

The NHSC awards scholarships each year to students pursuing careers in primary care. The scholarship includes:
• Payment for tuition

• Required fees and other reasonable educational costs

• A monthly stipend. In return, students commit to serve in the Corps for 2 to 4 years upon completion of their training.


Scholarships will be awarded by September 30, 2010The NHSC will award about 125 scholarships for 2010. More than 75 of these awards are made possible by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding. Students not selected for an award will be notified by October 30, 2010 .....Full Story

 

Editor
Hilda Richards, EdD, RN, FAAN

National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations
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