Being sick is an incredible challenge for anyone — physically, emotionally, and spiritually. When you’re faced with the added burden of financial hardship, the challenge can seem almost insurmountable. That’s where the extraordinary people of Emory’s Woodruff Health Sciences Center come in, providing help and hope to people in their most critical hour of need. The interaction of these two groups — people facing their darkest hours and the professionals who are so committed to helping them — leads to the inspirational stories of hope you’ll read about in this year’s community benefit report.

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Community Benefits Report 2011

In January, more than two dozen Emory nursing students embarked on a weeklong immersion experience at three sites in the Caribbean--the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, and Jamaica--where they will provide nursing care to underserved populations in the region. The Alternative Winter Break Program has been one of the nursing school’s signature service-learning projects for many years. This dynamic program provides Emory nursing students with an opportunity to gain hands-on clinical experience while caring for those who need it most.

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You can read about the students’ clinical experiences in the Caribbean on the Emory Nursing Now blog.

In the spirit of Virginia Lee Franklin's commitment to teaching and to the specialty of neurology, the Virginia Lee Franklin Trust supports an annual conference dedicated to the advancement of neuroscience nursing teaching, research, and practice. This year's conference will focus on the Psychiatric Manifestations of Physical Illnesses. The keynote speaker is Dr. Nzinga Harrison, the Medical Director for Georgia Services, for ANKA Behavioral Health Inc. and a member of the Clinical Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Behavioral Health and Sciences at Emory University. The conference will be held on Feb. 17 at Cox Hall Ballroom.

More Information:
Conference Brochure
Online Registration