Joanne Disch, Ph.D., of the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, will present the second annual Audrey Solberg Smith Distinguished Lectureship for Teaching Excellence on Friday, Aug. 21, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. (CDT). Dr. Disch is the Katherine R. and C. Walton Lillehei Chair in Nursing Leadership and is director of the Katharine J. Densford International Center for Nursing Leadership at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing.
The public is invited. Registration is required.
The Audrey Solberg Smith Distinguished Lectureship for Teaching Excellence promotes learning skills and outstanding teaching at the UNMC College of Nursing.
Dr. Disch’s presentation, titled "Embracing Paradox and Ambiguity in Nursing" — will be held in Room 3002 in the Sorrell Center on the UNMC campus in Omaha. It will be made available live via video to College of Nursing campuses in Lincoln (Room 343), Kearney (Room 144W) and Scottsbluff (Room 204).
"Dr. Disch is known nationally for her provocative and timely perspectives on the challenges faculty face as they create healthy learning environments,” said Virginia Tilden, D.N.Sc., dean of the UNMC College of Nursing. “As traditional teaching gives way to an emphasis on student learning, paradoxes arise.
“For example, faculty embrace simulation and virtual patient cases to replace, in many instances, usual bedside and classroom teaching. This brings new questions about student learning. While there is no blueprint to guide us, Dr. Disch will help us think through the paradoxes and ambiguities,” Dr. Tilden said.
The lecture is made possible by a generous endowment from Audrey Solberg "Solly" Smith. She graduated with a degree in nursing from the University of Nebraska School of Nursing in 1947 and a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the UNMC College of Nursing in 1965.
Pre-registration for the lecture by Aug. 14. Leave a message at (402) 559-6731 or e-mail concne@unmc.edu, with name, organization, address, phone number and e-mail address. Continuing education credits also will be available.
UNMC is the only public health science center in the state. Its educational programs are responsible for training more health professionals practicing in Nebraska than any other institution. Through their commitment to education, research, patient care and outreach, UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, have established themselves as one of the country’s leading centers in cancer, transplantation biology, bioterrorism preparedness, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, genetics, biomedical technology and ophthalmology. UNMC’s research funding from external sources now exceeds $100 million annually and has resulted in the creation of more than 3,200 highly skilled jobs in the state. UNMC’s physician practice group, UNMC Physicians, includes 513 physicians in 50 specialties and subspecialties who practice primarily in The Nebraska Medical Center. For more information, go to UNMC’s Web site at www.unmc.edu.
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