"Healing the Community" program was presented by the University Libraries, University of Memphis, in collaboration with the Women's Foundation for a Greater Memphis and the City of Memphis. The panel discussion was done in conjunction with a traveling national exhibit currently at the Memphis Public Library and Information Center called "Changing the Face of Medicine."
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Recent high school graduate Joanna Hoskins (center) of Columbia, SC talks to Dr. Carolyn Speros, Associate Professor of Nursing, University of Memphis about a future in nursing after the panel discussion at the “Healing the Community” panel discussion.
Lisa Hume, Development Director, Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis served as coordinator for the panel presentation.
Panelists: Dr. Marcia Bowden, Bowden Internal Medicine; Dr. Linda Lazar, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Dr. Pat Speck, Assistant Professor & Public Nurse Options Coordinator, University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Dr. Carolyn Speros, Associate Professor of Nursing, University of Memphis; Dr. Deepa Bhojwani, Assistant Member, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; Michaelia G. Sturdivant, Director of Integrated Health, Church Health Center; Dr. Angela Watson, Internal Medicine, Complete Healthcare Center. Dr. Sylverna Ford, Dean of Libraries, University Libraries; Anita Vaughn, Panel Moderator, Administrator/CEO, Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women.
Keenon McCloy, Director of Libraries, Memphis Public Library and Information Center, Tom Mendina, Assistant to the Dean, University Libraries, Dr. Slyverna Ford, Dean of Libraries, University Libraries, and Kay Due, Manager of Public Services, Memphis Public Library and Information Center.
Panelists as they are being introduced before their presentations.
Lisa Hume, Development Director, Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis (far left) coordinated the panel presentation and Anita Vaughn, Administrator/CEO, Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women (3rd from left) served as panel moderator. Here they appear with members of the panel and members of the audience.
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