About the Partnership
Recognizing
a
gap
in
the
funding
of
nurse
education
to
advance
knowledge
of
breast
cancer,
the
Maryland
Affiliate
made
a
three-year
commitment
to
the
University
of
Maryland
School
of
Nursing
to
develop
a
comprehensive
and
sustainable
evidence-based
program. With
Komen
Maryland
support,
the
University
of
Maryland,
School
of
Nursing
will
train
and
educate
a
cadre
of
nurses
who
are
better
prepared
to
screen,
treat
and
manage
breast
cancer
patients.
The
Komen
Maryland
Affiliate
Nursing
Partnership
is
the
first
of
its
kind
in
the
nation
linking
the
Komen
Foundation
with
a
School
of
Nursing.
This funding initiative is intended to model a unique and innovative way for The Komen Foundation to emphasize critically important roles that nurses play in the fight against breast cancer and for the School of Nursing to educate and prepare students, faculty, and practicing nurses who work in the field of breast cancer.
Komen Breast Cancer Survivor Chair
The University of Maryland School of Nursing was chosen as one of only three organizations to receive a Komen Breast Cancer Survivor Chair from the 2006 Race for the Cure. The Ethan Allen chair provides an excellent and unique opportunity to highlight the School of Nursing’s Komen Partnership activities to our students and to the University community. The chair is a symbol of strength and hope, the embodiment of each breast cancer survivor who signed it. The chair will allow students, faculty, and staff to reflect on those who have lost their lives to this disease and to those who are survivors. It will also serve as a reminder of the unique breast cancer educational opportunities open to our students as a result of our partnership with Komen.
Photos from the Ethan Allen Chair Presentation
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Faculty on the Partnership
Director:
Co-directors:
Deborah McGuire, PhD, RN, FAAN
Nina Trocky, MSN, RN, CAN
