VUSN Dean's Diversity Lecture by U.S. Deputy Surgeon General
Please join Dean Linda Norman, DSN, R.N., FAAN
and
the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing for
the inaugural Dean's Diversity Lecture,
“Health Policy Priorities for Nursing: Past, Present, and Future”
given by
 

Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams, Ph.D., FAAN

Deputy Surgeon General of the United States

Monday, January 9
3 p.m.
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Nursing Annex room 155

About our speaker:
One of the highest ranking nurses in federal government, Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams works with U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, M.D., MBA, regarding ways to communicate the best available scientific information to the public and overseeing operations of the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps. Before being appointed deputy surgeon general, Trent-Adams was the chief nurse officer for USPHS, a group of more than 6,700 uniformed public health professionals working in federal government. In her extensive career of public service, Trent-Adams also served as the deputy associate administrator for the HIV/AIDS Bureau in the Health Resources and Services Administration, helping manage the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009.
The new Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Dean's Diversity Lecture Series explores the diversity of backgrounds, cultures, ideas and viewpoints in our world today. It seeks to equip students, faculty, staff and other community members with the knowledge and understanding needed to lead nursing forward in a global society.
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