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Summaries of the ten most recent MCG News articles related to the School of Nursing are available below. Additional articles and an RSS feed are also available.

Drs. Bentley and Murphy named inaugural nursing academy inductees

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:30 -0400

Drs. Gayle Bentley and Marguerite Murphy, associate professors of biobehavioral nursing in the Medical College of Georgia School of Nursing, have been named inaugural fellows of the MCG Academy of Nurse Scholars in Education.
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Dr. Rahn gives State of the University Address noon Sept. 4

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:25 -0400

Dr. Daniel W. Rahn, president of the Medical College of Georgia, will give his annual State of the University Address, at noon Thursday, Sept. 4 in the MCG Auditoria Center.
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Nationwide panel: Act now to avert impending health care crisis

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:10 -0400

Today’s laundry list of health care problems—high costs, limited access, uneven quality, etc.—is no doubt daunting.But even more daunting, according to a national panel of experts, is that all of these issues are moot if the country doesn’t address its critical shortage of health care providers—and soon.“Our message is to focus on the forest, not the trees,” said Medical College of Georgia President Daniel W. Rahn, a panelist for a July 17 media briefing addressing an Association of Academic Health Centers report on the issue.
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Dr. Dodani receives community service award

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:40 -0400

Dr. Sunita Dodani, assistant dean for research in the Medical College of Georgia School of Nursing, has received a community service award for a program using churches to disseminate healthy lifestyle information.
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Dr. Rahn to participate in July 17 briefing on nation’s health workforce

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:47 -0400

Dr. Daniel W. Rahn, president of the Medical College of Georgia and senior vice chancellor for health and medical programs for the University System of Georgia, is a panelist for a July 17 media briefing on the nation’s health workforce.The briefing will address the Association of Academic Health Center’s report “Out of Order, Out of Time: The State of the Nation’s Health Workforce.”
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Dr. Quarles named American Academy of Nursing fellow

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:21 -0400

Dr. Shirley A. Quarles, interim chair of the Department of Physiological and Technological Nursing in the Medical College of Georgia School of Nursing, has been named a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.
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Take care of yourself while tending to your yard

Fri, 23 May 2008 10:48 -0400

Gardening and landscaping can relieve stress; they can also cause it.
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AAMC President Urges Graduates to Embody Ideals

Fri, 09 May 2008 16:49 -0400

A diploma is undoubtedly the most important document Medical College of Georgia graduates will carry into their careers, but the president of the Association of American Medical Colleges urged them to keep another piece of paper close at hand as well.“I challenge you to dig out the personal statement you wrote when you applied to MCG explaining your values and your reasons for pursuing a health care career. Don’t throw it away. Remembering your values means putting them to work,” said Dr. Darrell G. Kirch, who delivered the university’s 2008 commencement address May 9 to 783 graduates—the highest number to receive diplomas since MCG eliminated associate and certain baccalaureate degrees 10 years ago.
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Nursing student receives Beard Award for compassionate care

Fri, 09 May 2008 16:32 -0400

When Winston Wang cared for a patient awaiting brain surgery, he became more than just a nurse. He became a loyal friend, honorary family member and devoted prayer partner. Mr. Wang received the Medical College of Georgia’s 2008 John F. Beard Award for Compassionate Care in recognition of such a selfless approach to patient care.
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Nursing Dean salutes students and faculty

Fri, 09 May 2008 14:30 -0400

One hundred and sixty-six nursing students received awards and pins at the Medical College of Georgia School of Nursing Honors Convocation today.
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