November 10th, 2009 | Medgar Evers College
Professor Heather Gibson, Chairperson of the Department of Nursing – AAS/PN at Medgar Evers College of The City University of New York, presented a poster at the Annual 2009 Convention for the National Organization for Associate Degree Nurses in Orlando, Florida from November 6 – 8, 2009. In attendance were 385 members from nursing education representing 33 states and other national nursing organizations such as the National League for Nursing (NLN), National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC), National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) and other renowned nursing educators. There were 20 posters entered in the competition that were judged for creativity and relevance to nursing education among other criteria.
Professor Gibson’s poster was entitled, “Mnemonics: Using mnemonics to increase knowledge of an organizing curriculum framework” which represents the mnemonic curriculum framework of the Associate in Applied Science (AAS) program in Nursing at Medgar Evers College. This poster, which received the 3rd place ribbon and was recognized with a certificate at the Annual Awards Luncheon, was a synopsis of her published article entitled the same in the April 2009 Journal issue of Teaching and Learning in Nursing.
Founded in 1984, the National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (N-OADN) is recognized nationally as the voice for Associate Degree nursing, representing agencies and individual members. Currently, the N-OADN has over 1000 members from across the United Sates. N-OADN is dedicated to enhancing the quality of Associate Degree nursing education, strengthening the professional role of the Associate Degree nurse, and protecting the future of Associate Degree nursing in the midst of health care changes.
About Medgar Evers College, CUNY
Medgar Evers College was founded in 1969 through the efforts from educators and community leaders in central Brooklyn. The College is named after Medgar Wiley Evers, a Mississippi-born black civil rights activist who was assassinated on June 12, 1963. The College is divided into four schools: The School of Business; The School of Professional and Community Development; The School of Liberal Arts and Education; and The School of Science, Health, and Technology. Through these Schools, the College offers 29 associate and baccalaureate degree programs, as well as certificate programs in fields such as English, Nursing, and Accounting. Medgar Evers College also operates several co-curricular and external programs and associated centers such as the Male Development and Empowerment Center, the Center for Women’s Development, the Center for Black Literature, and The DuBois Bunche Center for Public Policy.