Mary Holt-Ashley, PhD, RN, CNAA
| Dr. Mary Holt-Ashley who began her nursing career as Licensed Vocational nurse recently retired from the Harris County Hospital District a multi health care system, after 36 years with 30 of these years in administration in roles such as nurse manger, supervisor, assistant director, director, chief nursing officer and then chief nurse executive. Currently she and is writing a book on leadership based on theory of boxing. She earned a doctorate in nursing Administration from Texas Woman’s University. She earned a doctorate in nursing Administration from Texas Woman’s University. She is actively involved in professional, community and church organizations. Serving in leadership roles such as President, Vice President or Officer in many major organizations such as Texas Nurses Association, American Nursing Association and Eta Delta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau at the local, state, and national levels has been a continuous process. More... |
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Lovell A. Jones, Ph.D | Lovell A. Jones, Ph.D. Founder, Biennial Symposium Series on Minorities, the Medically Underserved & Cancer, Professor of Health Disparities Research, Director, Center for Research on Minority Health, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center |
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John F. Alderete, Ph.D | John F. Alderete, Ph.D. Professor Department of Microbiology University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
John F. Alderete, Ph.D. was born in Las Vegas, New Mexico in 1950. He received two B.S. degrees (mathematics and biology) as an undergraduate student at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology at Socorro. His first and second publications were from work as an undergraduate with Dr. Gilbert Sanchez at Tech and as a student intern with Dr. Tom H. Wilson at the Department of Physiology at Harvard Medical School, respectively. He received his Ph.D. in microbiology in 1978 from the U. Kansas-Lawrence. He did postdoctoral work at UNC-Chapel Hill prior to a faculty position at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio in 1981. More |
| Houston Schedule / Agenda |
| Schedule |
| 7:30 - 8:10 | Registration and Continental Breakfast | |
| 8:10 - 8:25 | Welcome and Announcements | |
| 8:25 - 9:10 | Mary Holt-Ashley, PhD, RN, CNAA - Keynote Speaker
Envisioning New Partnerships: Walking on the Wild Side | |
| 9:10 - 9:55 | Lovell A. Jones, Ph.D. - Demographic Speaker | |
| 9:55 - 10:10 | Break | |
| 10:10 - 11:40 | Panel Presentation
The following responding panel members will address the demographics that Dr. Jones has presented. In specific, they have been asked how their organization/institution is working towards diversifying the health workforce in Texas which will lead toward improved access and quality of care for everyone.
· Ronald Johnson, DDS Chief Diversity Officer – Office of Cultural & Institutional Diversity University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
· Lauree Thomas, MD Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Admissions University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
· L. Dolores Oscós-Flores, BSEd, Program Coordinator – Department of Family and Community Medicine University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
· Carl Fasser, PA, Director, Physician Assistant Program & Associate Professor Baylor College of Medicine | |
| 11:45 - 12:45 | Luncheon with Speaker: John F. Alderete, Ph.D. | |
| 12:50 - 1:50 | Breakout Sessions SEE BELOW (includes group action plan development) | |
| 1:55 - 2:55 | Breakout Sessions SEE BELOW (includes group action plan development) | |
| 3:00 - 3:15 | Break | |
| 3:15 - 4:00 |
"Putting It All Together" -Reports from breakout sessions -Submit conference evaluations,
Daphne Zuniga - Facilitator | |
| Poster Sessions |
Promoting Health Workforce Diversity in the DFW Metroplex Lori Millner, PhD, Miriam Frias, MBA, Thanh Whatley BBA
Jessica Reading MPH, Vanessa Martinez BA, Floyd Wilson, AS
DFW Area Health Education Center |
Exciting Students about Science and Health Science Careers: HEADS UP Nathalie Sessions, BBA – HEADS UP Project Director Michael & Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living, The University of Texas School of Public Health |
Nurse Academy Victoria 2007
Terry Willemin, M.S., Jody Sanders, B.A.
Pecan Valley Area Health Education Center |
Analysis of American Indian Communication Styles in Film
Debra Fowler, MSN, MBA, RN, CNE – Doctoral Student
Karen Pacheri, MS, RN – Doctoral Student
Texas Woman’s University in Houston |
| Workshop Sessions |
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1:50 pm | Fostering Professional Resilience: A Model to Promote Academic Success and Professional Competence of Under-represented Minorities in a Non-traditional Baccalaureate Nursing Program Connie Silva, PhD, HNC – Clinical Instructor, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston | Using Collaborative Model Programs to Recruit Underrepresented and Disadvantaged Students to Professional Schools: The RWJ Summer Medical and Dental Education Program Paula N. O’Neill, MEd, EdD – Associate Dean for Educational Research and Professional Development in the Department of Diagnostic Sciences
H. Philip Pierpont, DDS -
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston | Nightingale Experience: Recruiting the Best and the Brightest for Careers in Nursing Eileen Deges Curl, PhD, RN - Chair of the Dishman Department of Nursing Lamar University |
| 1:50 - 1:55 pm |
Transition to next session |
1:55 pm
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2:55 pm | Targeted Early Alert and Intervention for Retention of Health Workforce Students: Academic Risk Factors and Adverse Academic Status Craig Johnson, PhD – Associate Professor University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Ronald Johnson, DDS - Chief Academic Diversity Officer & Professor of Pediatric Dentistry University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | Closing the Gap: Ethnic/Racial Diversity in Nursing Mary Jane Ashe, RN, MN, CNS-Pediatrics – Assistant Director, Undergraduate Student Services Alean Royes, RNC, MSN – Student Success Coordinator
The University of Texas at Arlington School of Nursing | Workforce Diversity: Lessons from Entities Outside of Health Care
Carmen Watkins - Senior Vice President
Houston Area Urban League |