Academic Initiatives
Visiting Professor
The Komen Visiting Professorship will introduce external evidence-based expertise selectively sought by the school to augment the existing curriculum with regard to breast cancer. These scholars will educate nursing students regarding the nature of breast cancer, prevention strategies, and the treatment and care of patients living with this disease.
We are pleased to announce that Lillian M. Nail, PhD, RN, CNS, FAAN, will serve as the Fall 2008 Visiting Professor. Dr. Nail holds the Rawlinson Distinguished Professorship in Nursing at Oregon Health & Science University, where she is also a Senior Scientist and is a member of the Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute. After graduating from the University of Rochester with a PhD in nursing in 1985, Dr. Nail was appointed to the faculty at Rochester and then joined the faculty at the University of Utah in 1990. She was recruited to Oregon in 2000 to establish a research group in oncology nursing. Dr. Nail’s program of research focuses on coping with cancer. She is well known for promoting awareness of fatigue as a common side effect of cancer treatment and characterizing the impact of fatigue on people with cancer during and following cancer treatment. Dr. Nail leads a research group that is exploring various issues in cancer survivorship and symptom management. Her current research includes: examining the impact of specific forms of exercise on body composition and function in breast cancer survivors, identifying symptom clusters in women undergoing chemotherapy or radiation treatment for breast cancer, and fatigue mechanisms during breast cancer chemotherapy. Recognition of her work includes the 2002 Oncology Nursing Society Distinguished Researcher Award, the 2002 University of Rochester Distinguished Scholar Award, and the 2006 Oregon Health & Science University Faculty Research Award.
Dr. Nail is a popular speaker on fatigue and cancer survivorship issues in the U. S. and internationally for professional and lay audiences. Her knowledge of the science and the system, sense of humor, and personal experience as a breast cancer survivor allow her to address multiple perspectives on a topic in a balanced and stimulating way. In her free time she trains and competes as a member of Team SOAR, a breast cancer survivor dragon boat team based in the Wasabi Paddling Club in Portland, Oregon.
Learn more about the 2006-2007 Visiting Professor »
Distinguished Lecturer
The Distinguished Lecturer is selected from among the brightest and most provocative in the field of breast cancer. The Lecturer will stimulate the thinking and activity of campus and area health practitioners, researchers, and educators. Continuing Education (CE) credits are offered to alumni, practicing nurses, and nurse researchers and educators attending the lecture.
Learn more about past Distinguished Lecturers »
View photos from the lecture »
Scholar-in-Residence
The Scholar-in-Residence program provides “release time” for an outstanding internal faculty scholar to develop evidence-based content that will enrich the current curriculum.
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Sandra McLeskey is the 2008-2009 Scholar-in-Residence.
Dr. Sandra McLeskey, as the Scholar-in-Residence, developed Web modules concerning the epidemiology, diagnosis, pathophysiology, treatment, and survival of breast cancer for use in the undergraduate curriculum. The modules are now a requirement for every undergraduate and graduate student at the School of Nursing.
These modules have been refined and made available to the nursing community at large including the International Virtual Nursing School of which the University of Maryland School of Nursing is a founding partner. The modules have also been distributed to the Prevention, Education and Research Center (PERC). PERC is a Web-based repository of educational materials related to prevention and population health. This international distribution allows the School of Nursing to share knowledge and best practices for breast cancer screening, treatment and management across the globe.
In 2009 we will disseminate the web modules to practicing nurses. Continuing education credit will be available for all nurses.
Komen Conferees
Komen Conferees are awarded a stipend to support registration and travel expenses that enable participation in regional and national state-of-the-science conferences on breast cancer research and practice. Faculty and students are equally eligible to apply for the stipend, but preference is given to oncology masters students who demonstrate specific plans for disseminating the information they receive at the conference. After each conference, the awardee is required to present what was learned at the conference. Last year, Komen Conferees educated more than 200 people as a result of their attendance at breast cancer specific conferences.
Congratulations to the 2008 Komen Conferees who attended the San Antonio Breast Cancer Conference in December.
- Alicia Pinto
- Kristine Broge
- Ted Frankenhauser
- Diana Melendez
- Amy Sidorski
Photos from 2008 Distinguished Lecture
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