MGH Institute of Health Professions School of Nursing MASTER’S CONVOCATION April 29, 2021 6:00 p.m.
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MGH Institute of Health Professions School of Nursing MASTER’S CONVOCATION April 29, 2021 Virtual program, 6PM WELCOME Jason R. Lucey, DNP, FNP-BC Director, Advanced Practice Programs OPENING REMARKS Elaine Tagliareni, EdD, RN, CNE, FAAN Dean, School of Nursing KEYNOTE ADDRESS Linda C. Andrist, PhD, RNC, WHNP-BC Professor, Emerita AWARDS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Jason R. Lucey, DNP, FNP-BC Patricia Reidy, DNP, FNP-BC, FNAP Master of Science in Nursing Awards and Acknowledgments Harriet Towle Excellence in Clinical Nursing Practice Josephine Mangio Keaveney Memorial Nursing Prize Herzlinger Prize in memory of Rebecca C. Colvin Acknowledgement of Class Representatives Faculty Awards Exceptional Advanced Practice Clinician and Mentor Award Judith A. Fong Nursing Faculty Prize DAISY Faculty Awards PRESENTATION OF MASTER’S CANDIDATES Advanced Practice Coordinators CONGRATULATORY REMARKS FROM MGH NURSES’ ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION R. Gino Chisari, RN, DNP, Class of 2011 CLOSING REMARKS Jason Lucey 1
KEYNOTE SPEAKER Linda C. Andrist, PhD, RNC, WHNP-BC
Dr. Linda C. Andrist joined the MGH Institute of Health Professions nursing faculty in 1983. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, Linda served for many years as the Coordinator of the Women’s Health and dual Adult-Women's Health NP specialty, and went on to become the Director of the Graduate Nursing program, during which she helped launch the Institute’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program. For a time, she was Interim Dean, and her last position was Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Program Innovation. Dr. Andrist retired and was awarded Professor Emerita status in 2017. A 2007 Watts Teaching Excellence Award recipient, Dr. Andrist has been a steadfast champion of the Institute's faculty, students, and graduates, and through her area of expertise in women's health, she has worked to improve the lives of women and their families. The Institute has established a new scholarship to celebrate Linda and her many contributions to the Institute, the discipline of nursing, and the field of women’s health.
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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING CANDIDATES Albert Francis Cudal Aba Joshua Michael Abrahams Danielle Elizabeth Agrella Timothy S. J. Ahn Doriann Debra Amadi Ryan John Andrews Rachel Sarah Aranson Andria Victoria Auger Alicia Avola Jordana Dalila Baez Ronnie Barboza Peter J. Bellefeuille Jr. Alexandra Belzer Catarina R. Bongiorni Robert D. Brown Deirdre J. Burke Molly Rose Callahan Olivia W. Chan Veronica M. Chen Mayeso K. Chithambo Kayla Marie Christofferson Adrianna L. Coelho Grace Walker Coviello Patrick Joseph Curran III Alexis V. Cushman Ana Rita Bastos De Sena Mellisa J. Deandrade Reya A. Demirozu
Riya S. Dhamankar Alexis Nicole Dickinson Laurel Elizabeth Duffy Amy Dale Dushkin Christina Stamatia Fasolas Marisa Adrienne Fox Andriana B. Friel Aleksandra Karolina Golly Elena V. Gomez Amanda Lynn Good Majida Goummih Devin Green Kelsey Lane Harbour Samantha K. Harris Jesyca Myrielle Herrera Michael J. Hitchner Mikyong Kim Dawn R. Kirsch Karlie Laine Kobylarz Megan McFarland Krouse Catherine Anne Kushner Liesel Katharine La Farge Emma L. LaChance Dimitri Lamisere Conor J. Larson Frances Joan LeBlanc Inricka Lufena Patreane Liburd Samantha Vivian Ly 3
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING CANDIDATES Ingrid Long Yun Ma Madeline J. Macaluso Manisha Marisetty Justin Anthony Marotta Kathleen G. Mathews Claire Margaret Mathon Whitney Marion McCarthy Megan L. McCarty Maria Louise McGurrin Ashley Fuller McLellan Joseph Anthony Mercurio Kara E. Moloney Samantha McLean Cooligan Moran Alyson Ann Morse Clare Rachel Nathan Abigail R. Nebb Emily Elizabeth Norman Rosevelt Salvatore Nwokeji Augustine O. Oloyede Kofi Omane Gayatri Shrey Parikh Katherine Stephanie Perez Sarah J. Santana Perkins Benjamin Thomas Piemont
Gabriel Dale Porter Rebecca C. Rathburn Gabrielle M. Rioux Adelise J. Roberts Lisa Roy Sachs Kaitlyn N. Sanders Dahyana Paul Schlosser Allison Pym Whittier Seitz Natalie Seto Katherine Shelby Ekaterina Shilman Amanda Singerman Karlee Stahl Max Robert Stern Matthew David Sturzenegger Jessica Lee Tran Jacqueline R. Velasquez-Castaneda Pamela S. Webster Jessica L. Wilcoxson Rachel Williams Rachel Elizabeth Wilson Sheena Marie Wood Faith A. Woodside Elena M. Zarcaro
Nina Schussler* CAS In Memoriam Ellis Avery 4
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING AWARDS Harriet Towle Excellence in Clinical Nursing Practice Award Patrick Joseph Curran This award was established in 1989 by the nursing faculty. In 2006, the award was renamed in memory of Harriet Towle, a 1910 graduate of the MGH School of Nursing and is given annually to a student whom the faculty has selected and who has met several criteria, including documented evidence of clinical judgment and caring and demonstrated initiative and leadership in practice. The recipient must demonstrate respect and empathy for others, enthusiasm, and intellectual curiosity, and be perceived as articulate, conscientious, and patient.
Josephine Mangio Keaveney Memorial Nursing Prize Ana Rita Bastos De Sena This prize was established by Madeline M. Keaveney to honor her mother, Mrs. Josephine E. Keaveney, a 1940 graduate of the MGH School of Nursing. Mrs. Keaveney, who worked as a nurse at MGH for several years, later taught LPNs at Pondville State Hospital in Walpole, MA. The prize is awarded to an outstanding student from the RN post-professional program who best exemplifies the caring, spirit, and professionalism of Mrs. Josephine E. Keaveney.
Herzlinger Prize in memory of Rebecca C. Colvin Samantha K. Harris and Karlie Laine Kobylarz This prize was established by Mr. and Mrs. George Herzlinger to commemorate the life of Rebecca Colvin, the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Colvin, who died during her sophomore year at Princeton. The prize is awarded annually to a student in recognition of the development of an exceptional scholarly project. Exceptional writing and scholarly integration of theory and research, as well as application to advanced practice nursing, are recognized. The four criteria used in the selection include originality, contribution to advanced practice nursing, quality, and scholarly value. Mrs. Colvin ‘64 is an alumna.
Class Representatives Rachel Aranson Christina Fasolas Gayatri Parikh
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FACULTY AWARDS Exceptional Advanced Practice Clinician and Mentor Award Mary Jane Estrada-Lyder, MSN, RN, ANP-BC This award honors a distinguished role model and teacher who demonstrates excellence as an advanced practice clinician and educator. A student-nominated award at the advanced practice level, it provides an opportunity to recognize the individual who combines expert patient care, teaching theoretical concepts, and advanced clinical skills to students in the advanced practice role. This award is presented to those who personify the skills of an expert advanced practice clinician, including evidence-based practice, caring, role modeling, teaching, and compassion.
Judith A. Fong Nursing Faculty Prize Elena Bizounok, DNP, WHNP This prize was established in 2006 through the generosity of Richard Bressler and Judith A. Fong, a 1968 graduate of the MGH School of Nursing and a current Trustee, to recognize and reward extraordinary clinical excellence by a nursing preceptor. Recipients have demonstrated distinction in the role of mentor to one or more students in the nursing program, and model clinical excellence in nursing practice. The award further recognizes the preceptor who identifies the teaching role as core to professional nursing responsibilities, incorporates principles of adult specific teaching/learning theories, demonstrates recognition of individual student learning needs and is flexible and seeks out opportunities to help students learn and adapt to the clinical nurse role.
DAISY Faculty Award Dermot Lahey, MS, ACNP, BC Clara M. Gona, PhD, FNP-BC DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System. The DAISY Foundation was formed in November 1999, by the family of J. Patrick Barnes who died at age 33 of complications of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). The nursing care Patrick received when hospitalized profoundly touched his family. The family recalled the skillful and compassionate care Patrick received from his nurses during his eight-week hospitalization. They wanted to say “thank you” to nurses everywhere by establishing a recognition program – The DAISY Award® For Extraordinary Nurses. The Foundation’s programs celebrate nurses and the compassion they provide to patients and families, reflecting all that is positive about their work in a way that is especially meaningful to nurses. The Foundation established the DAISY Faculty Award® to recognize dedicated nursing faculty who have profound impact on the future practice of their students through their commitment and inspirational influence. The MGH Institute of Health Professions School of Nursing has established a DAISY Faculty Award in memory of Dr. Lena Sorensen. 6