Prospective members update
I am delighted to say that all going well we will be inducting Maggie Harvey at our meeting on the 14th September.
Christine Parker has been accepted to be a member by you. Christine is not able to attend the meeting on 14th so we will plan to induct her on either Tuesday 28th September 0700hrs meeting (Brisbane time) or Tuesday 12th October 1830hrs Brisbane time
I have two new prospective members that I invite you all to consider and vote on.
Rudson Al Barcoma originally trained as a nurse in the Phillipines and now resides and works as an RN in WA, Australia. Rudson attended our meeting on the 24th August and I had a zoom interview with him following same. Rudson has an established history as a volunteer in both the Phillipines (HIV support) and in WA (Filipino-Australian Health Workers Association Peel Region Coordinator). It will be great to have another member from WA to support Tracy with club promotion and activities in that state.
Rudson currently works in aged care and is keen to extend his volunteer experience as a Rotarian
I will be Rudson's sponsor GNMRC member
Professor Patricia (Tricia) M. Davidson joined the University of Wollongong as Vice-Chancellor in May 2021. Prior to her current role, Professor Davidson was dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in Baltimore in the United States. In 2021 she was the recipient of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Distinguished Leader Award. This honour celebrates her exceptional contributions to the advancement of global health worldwide.
As a global leader in nursing, health care, and advocacy, Professor Davidson’s work focuses on person-centred care delivery and the improvement of cardiovascular health outcomes for women and vulnerable populations. She has extensively studied chronic conditions, transitional care, palliative care, and the translation of innovative, acceptable, and sustainable health initiatives across the world.
Tricia serves as counsel general of the International Council on Women’s Health Issues, and was a past board member of CUGH and secretary general of the Secretariat of the World Health Organizations Collaborating Centres for Nursing and Midwifery. She also serves on the Board of Health Care Services for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in the United States.
I spoke with Tricia via zoom on Monday and she expressed great interest in becoming a member of our club. Tricia has also agreed to do an education session for us in the future so stay tuned to updates from our club educator lead Pammie on dates for same.
GNMRC member Debra Jackson AO shall be sponsor member for Tricia.
The leadership team have supported both Rudson & Tricia becoming members of our club.
If anyone has any concerns or objections to either Rudson or Tricia becoming a member of our GNMRC can you please email me by Friday 17th September 2021