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Our Veterans Need
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Recognizing the tremendous commitment and sacrifices our veterans have made to serve our country, the Jonas Center is committed to do our part to support improved healthcare for this population.
The goal of the Jonas Veterans Healthcare Program is to educate nurses in the special healthcare needs of our veterans to get our wounded heroes healthy and back on their feet.
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Recently, the Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence, Khan Academy and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing announced a competition for healthcare students and professionals.
We are looking for the next generation of health educators to create great content (short videos and exercises) aligned to topics covered in the NCLEX-RN examination. This content will be made available for free to anyone in the world.
Please join our webinar on Wednesday, November 20 at 2pm ET to learn more about the contest. You can register to join us here: http://www.aacn.nche.edu/webinars/2013/11/20/khan-academy.
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Attention
Jonas Nurse Leaders
and Veteran Scholars!
Share Your Story!
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The Jonas Center is excited about the compelling work each of you are doing and invite you to share your story with the Jonas community — whether it’s your recent
achievements or what being a
Jonas Scholar means to you.
Send your story to Eliza Kaye at:
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Serving Those Who Served Our Nation
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| Check out this Op-ed piece that appeared in POLITICO this past Veterans Day, written by Darlene Curley, Executive Director, Jonas Center and Retired Brig. Gen. Bill Bester, Jonas Center Senior Advisor:
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/veterans-day-us-military-99634.html |
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Retired Brig. Gen. Bill Bester’s Radio Tour
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| Retired Brig. Gen. Bill Bester, Jonas Center Senior Advisor participated in a three-day radio tour in which he was the featured guest of twelve radio stations and reached a total of 8.9 million listeners nation-wide!
Listen to Gen. Bester’s interview with Marissa Higdon of Talk News Radio, “More Vets Now in Need of Nursing Care”:
http://www.talkradionews.com/military-2/2013/11/11/more-vets-now-in-need-of-nursing-care.html#.UoUBwyfh6FC |
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Dr. Claire Fagin Receives Prestigious Awards
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| Dr. Claire Fagin, Jonas Center Senior Advisor, was honored twice in November:
On November 7th, The New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) awarded Dr. Fagin with the Academy Plaque for Exceptional Service to the Academy, and on November 14th, she was presented with the Lillian D. Wald Award at The Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) 2013 Benefit Dinner. |
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Fall 2013
National Conference to Address Urgent Needs of Returning Veterans
On Tuesday, October 8th, the Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence was among several national organizations, high-ranking officials and experts gathered to discuss supporting the needs of returning veterans at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy. Titled “Work & Home: Addressing the Urgent Needs of Returning Veterans,” the conference featured policy discussions on a range of complex matters, including workforce re-entry, job training and education, and the increasing prevalence of homelessness, particularly among female veterans. The Jonas Veterans Healthcare Program served as a co-sponsor of the conference. Read more about the conference.
(Left to Right): Retired Brig. Gen. Bill Bester, Jonas Center Senior Advisor; Darlene Curley, Executive Director, Jonas Center; and Retired Army General and former CIA Director David Petraeus at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy conference.
Barbara and Donald Jonas Inducted into the American Academy of Nursing as Honorary Fellows
On Saturday, October 19th, Barbara and Donald Jonas, founders of the Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence, were officially inducted as Honorary Fellows into the American Academy of Nursing. The Jonases were inducted through a ceremony considered to be the pinnacle of the American Academy of Nursing’s 40th Annual “Transforming Health Care: Driving Policy” Conference in Washington, D.C. Celebrated for their work in improving nursing education, Mr. and Mrs. Jonas have committed to support 1,000 Doctoral students by 2020. Read more about the ceremony.
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(Left to Right): Mr. and Mrs. Jonas and Dr. Joanne Disch, out-going President of the American Academy of Nursing.
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200 Jonas Doctoral Scholars Convene for a Conference in Washington, D.C.
The Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence hosted the second Jonas Scholar Leadership Conference from October 27-29. It was an opportunity for our Scholars to understand their ability to impact the future of nursing through their work in a variety of nursing leadership positions within the realms of education, primary care and health policy. Nearly 200 Doctoral Scholars from all 50 states were in attendance for the conference in Washington, D.C. The conference was booming with excitement, as attendees were eager to discuss a wide range of topics from Veterans healthcare and the overall health of Americans, to Nursing Faculty shortage. Lieutenant General Horoho, US Army Surgeon General and Commanding General of the US Army Medical Command, encouragingly stated during her keynote address, “This is the body that I feel can have the biggest change on the health of our country.” Read more about the conference.
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Scholars pose with Mr. and Mrs. Jonas, Jonas Center founders; Darlene Curley, Executive Director, Jonas Center; Retired Brig. Gen. Bill Bester, Jonas Center Senior Advisor; Dr. Claire Fagin, Jonas Center Senior Advisor; and Dr. Beverly Malone, Chief Executive Officer, National League for Nursing and Jonas Center Advisory Board Member at the Jonas Scholar Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C.
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Jonas Center, Khan Academy, AACN Partner to Provide Free Learning Resources for NCLEX Exam
The Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence (JCNE), Khan Academy and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) announced on October 1st a partnership to create free, peer-developed, and expert-reviewed online resources to help nurses prepare for professional practice and sit for selected portions of the National Council Licensure Examination� (NCLEX-RN�). The partner institutions will sponsor a competition for nursing students and other healthcare professionals to create video tutorials and exercises for specific NCLEX-RN content areas, including physiology, pathophysiology, and management of health conditions. Read more about the new partnership.
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(Left to Right): Dr. Geraldine “Polly” Bednash, Executive Director, American Association of Colleges of Nursing; Darlene Curley, Executive Director, Jonas Center; Donald Jonas, Co-founder, Jonas Center; Dr. Jane Kirschling, President, American Association of Colleges of Nursing; and Dr. Rishi Desai, Khan Academy Medical Fellow at the Jonas Scholar Leadership Conference in October.
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About the Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence
The Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence was founded in 2006 by Barbara and Donald Jonas, active NYC philanthropists who are passionate about supporting the nursing profession through grantmaking that focuses on scholarship, leadership and innovation. The Jonas Center is funded through the Jonas Family Fund, a larger initiative that also supports programs that focus on mental health and youth-at-risk. To learn more please visit www.jonascenter.org |
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