Health Education Division Hosts First Nursing Conference

More than 200 students attended the first Nursing Conference hosted by the Health Education Division on March 14. The keynote speaker was Dr. Diana McIntyre, D.N.P., R.N., nurse manager for the medical surgical unit and New Life Center for Joint Health for Prisma Health/Oconee Memorial Hospital.

Attendees also met future employers at a Student Nurses Association-sponsored BSN Expo for Nursing students to learn about educational pathways leading to earning their BSN degree while working. Sixteen Nursing programs set up information tables, and representatives were on hand to talk about their individual BSN programs.

“Nursing department faculty and students are engaged in various learning activities. Working with faculty, the concept of a nursing conference was designed to showcase these activities in one learning platform,” said Dr. Ahmad Chaudhry, dean of the Health Education Division. Conference activities included student posters, a clinical expo, and a Student Nurses Association (SNA)-sponsored blood drive. “The addition of a keynote speaker served as an inspirational speech to the students highlighting the fact that learning never stops. Faculty and students very much appreciated the conference,” said Dr. Chaudhry.