Jonas Scholars 2024-2026 Application Technical Assistance Webinar
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (ET)
Webinar Overview
The Jonas Scholars program has launched applications for the 2024-2026 cohort, with plans to enhance the program with a greater focus on students who are going to transition to faculty roles. Through leadership development programming, mentorship, and financial support, Jonas Scholars will be positioned to successfully transition from a doctoral student to a teaching role. Participants will learn more about the eligibility and selection process for institutions and scholars, understand the internal processes they should conduct to select students for submission, and understand the technical steps required to submit an application.
Objectives
- Understand the eligibility and selection criteria for both institutions and students for the eighth cohort of the Jonas Scholars program.
- Evaluate a scholar selection process to help but forward students most aligned with the goals of the Jonas Scholars program.
- Identify how to submit an application to the Jonas Scholars program through the application platform.
This Webinar is hosted by Jonas Nursing of Jonas Philanthropies. For more information on the Jonas Philanthropies, visit http://jonasphilanthropies.org/.
Speakers
Speakers
Noah Brown, MPA
Jonas Grant Manager
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Marta Okoniewski, MPA
Director of Student Engagement
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
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Doctoral Education Year One Survival Tips
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)
Webinar Overview
Did you just start your doctoral education journey? Are you unsure how to navigate this new journey toward a terminal degree? Then this is the webinar for you! Join this session to hear from a PhD and DNP student, both who have successfully completed their first year of doctoral education. The speakers will share tips and strategies around three key areas of time, organization, and technology. Use these tips to help guide you through that first year and ease some of your worries around your doctoral educational journey.
Objectives
- Identify strategies that will help a new graduate student successfully complete their first year of doctoral education.
- Discuss resources that can help with time management and organization as a new graduate student.
- Evaluate technology solutions to successfully complete the first year of graduate study.
This Webinar is hosted by the Graduate Nursing Student Academy (GNSA). For more information on the GNSA, visit www.aacnnursing.org/GNSA.
Speakers
Speakers
Emily Helbick, BSN
DNP Student
Jacksonville University
Emily is a registered nurse as well as a value-based population health management expert with 13 years of experience. Throughout a decade of working in and out of a critical care hospital setting, Emily has experienced shifts in healthcare culture and policy firsthand. She witnessed the trend towards poor healthcare quality with a focus on volume over value. It was at this point that she decided to pivot to a career focusing on value-based care and health system improvement. Emily is now employed by one of the largest and most successful Accountable Care Organization’s in the nation. As a clinical project manager, she spearheads the organization’s initiatives for optimizing the spend towards post-acute care and their provider network of high caliber specialists while increasing patient care quality. Her toolbelt includes the power of artificial intelligence and innovative predictive analytics to help satisfy these demanding initiatives.
Emily attained a Bachelor of Nursing Science from the University of New Hampshire and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Jacksonville University. Emily volunteers with a local LGBTQ+ community non-profit delivering preventative care services as an HIV awareness and screening counselor. In her free time, Emily loves to travel, scuba dive, and participate with international ocean and coral conservation programs.
Gemma O'Donnell
PhD Student
Arizona State University
Gemma O’Donnell, MSN, RN is a master’s prepared registered nurse. She is a PhD student in the Arizona State University Edson College School of Nursing, PhD in Nursing and Healthcare Innovation program. Her research interest is in exploring solutions for family caregivers of persons with dementia. She teaches undergraduate nursing students at Northern Arizona University’s School of Nursing, focusing on Gerontology, Palliative Care and Nursing Leadership. She has over 20 years of nursing experience serving the needs of patients with dementia at all stages and their family members.
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Pursuing a Career in Academia: Key Considerations for Future Nurse Educators
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (ET)
Webinar Overview
In this presentation, Dr. Beth Kuzma an experienced nursing educator and administrator, will share information and key considerations for those considering pursuing a career in academia based on her personal experiences as a faculty member. The presentation will include information about different types of nursing programs, typical requirements for being considered for positions at different levels, common expectations of the positions, and how to position yourself well to succeed in an academic environment.
Objectives
- Identify different types of nursing faculty opportunities at various nursing programs.
- Understand the environment and expectations of different types of nursing programs.
- Describe how to create a strong packet (cover letter, CV, presentation, interview, etc.) to be considered for a position in nursing education.
- Reflect on personal and professional goals to determine which, if any, nursing education opportunities best align with those goals.
This Webinar is hosted by the Graduate Nursing Student Academy (GNSA). For more information on the GNSA, visit www.aacnnursing.org/GNSA.
Speakers
Speakers
Elizabeth Kuzma, DNP, RN, FNP-BC
Clinical Associate Professor
University of Michigan
Elizabeth Kuzma, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, is a Clinical Associate Professor at University of Michigan's School of Nursing (UMSN) in the Health Behavior and Biological Sciences department. She is a Program Lead for their Adult-Gerontology and Family Nurse Practitioner Programs and serves as the Coordinator of the five Graduate Program Leads. As a Family Nurse Practitioner, she is committed to working with vulnerable and underserved populations, particularly at-risk, high ACE youth. Dr. Kuzma is an expert in providing holistic, trauma-informed primary care with cultural humility, including health promotion, disease prevention, management of minor acute and chronic conditions. Her research and scholarship focus includes a variety of adolescent health issues, particularly related to trauma, sexuality and gender identity, as well as integrating these content areas into NP education. She is actively involved and committed to professional and policy advocacy. She is a former past American Association for Nurse Practitioners (AANP) State Representative for Michigan, has served on the AANP Research Committee, and is currently serving on the AANP National Nominations Council.
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The Evolution of a Collaborative Relationship Between a PhD and DNP Student Team
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)
Webinar Overview
Join this webinar as the 2022 GNSA PhD-DNP Collaboration Excellence Award winners explore their collaboration which led to their winning project. The team will discuss their long history of collaboration, their differing but symbiotic education paths, how they identified their project for collaboration, share the strategies they used to leverage their strengths and discuss next steps for their work. Participants will be exposed to a winning collaboration project and leave inspired to find their own ways for collaboration.
Objectives
- Discuss the collaboration among the 2022 GNSA PhD-DNP Collaboration award winners.
- Discuss opportunities for innovation around collaboration.
This Webinar is hosted by the Graduate Nursing Student Academy (GNSA). For more information on the GNSA, visit www.aacnnursing.org/GNSA.
Speakers
Speakers
Julie Van Orne, MSN, RN, CPN, CNL
Nursing EBP/ QI Coordinator
Cook Children’s Medical Center
Throughout her nursing career, Julie has strived to improve the care of children with medical complexity. As a certified Clinical Nurse Leader, Julie has led multiple quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and research projects to advance the care pediatric patients and their families receive. In 2020, Julie began working on a Ph.D. in Nursing Science at Texas Woman’s University. Her dissertation will focus on sharing the lives of caregivers who care for children with a tracheostomy at home using photovoice. As Julie transitions into the role of a Nurse Scientist, she will collaborate heavily with a DNP counterpart to improve patient care and the clinical work environment at Cook Children’s Medical Center.
Kaylan Branson, MSN, RN, CPN, CNL
Director of Nursing Quality and Magnet
Cook Children’s Medical Center
Kaylan Branson is the Director of Nursing Quality and the Magnet Program at Cook Children’s Medical Center. Kaylan began her career as a nurse resident at Cook and has dedicated her clinical nursing career to improving the care of pediatric patients with medical complexity. Kaylan graduated with her master’s in nursing education in 2017 and received a post-master’s certificate as a certified Clinical Nurse Leader in 2019. Kaylan is pursuing her Doctorate of Nursing Practice from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. Kaylan’s doctoral studies have focused on improving nurse wellness in the clinical setting. In her role as nursing director, Kaylan believes in being a strong advocate for nurses and promoting nursing excellence by engaging frontline nursing in quality improvement activities that improve clinical outcomes and the care environment.
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The Evolution of a Collaborative Relationship Between a PhD and DNP Student Team
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)
Webinar Overview
Join this webinar as the 2022 GNSA PhD-DNP Collaboration Excellence Award winners explore their collaboration which led to their winning project. The team will discuss their long history of collaboration, their differing but symbiotic education paths, how they identified their project for collaboration, share the strategies they used to leverage their strengths and discuss next steps for their work. Participants will be exposed to a winning collaboration project and leave inspired to find their own ways for collaboration.
Objectives
- Discuss the collaboration among the 2022 GNSA PhD-DNP Collaboration award winners.
- Discuss opportunities for innovation around collaboration.
This Webinar is hosted by the Graduate Nursing Student Academy (GNSA). For more information on the GNSA, visit www.aacnnursing.org/GNSA.
Speakers
Speakers
Julie Van Orne, MSN, RN, CPN, CNL
Nursing EBP/ QI Coordinator
Cook Children’s Medical Center
Throughout her nursing career, Julie has strived to improve the care of children with medical complexity. As a certified Clinical Nurse Leader, Julie has led multiple quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and research projects to advance the care pediatric patients and their families receive. In 2020, Julie began working on a Ph.D. in Nursing Science at Texas Woman’s University. Her dissertation will focus on sharing the lives of caregivers who care for children with a tracheostomy at home using photovoice. As Julie transitions into the role of a Nurse Scientist, she will collaborate heavily with a DNP counterpart to improve patient care and the clinical work environment at Cook Children’s Medical Center.
Kaylan Branson, MSN, RN, CPN, CNL
Director of Nursing Quality and Magnet
Cook Children’s Medical Center
Kaylan Branson is the Director of Nursing Quality and the Magnet Program at Cook Children’s Medical Center. Kaylan began her career as a nurse resident at Cook and has dedicated her clinical nursing career to improving the care of pediatric patients with medical complexity. Kaylan graduated with her master’s in nursing education in 2017 and received a post-master’s certificate as a certified Clinical Nurse Leader in 2019. Kaylan is pursuing her Doctorate of Nursing Practice from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. Kaylan’s doctoral studies have focused on improving nurse wellness in the clinical setting. In her role as nursing director, Kaylan believes in being a strong advocate for nurses and promoting nursing excellence by engaging frontline nursing in quality improvement activities that improve clinical outcomes and the care environment.