Assistant Surgeon General RADM Carol A. Romano to Give Address
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Walden University, an
accredited online institution, will celebrate the graduation of more than
2,400 students, including its first class to receive the M.S. degree in
Nursing, on Friday, Jan. 26, at 5:30 p.m. at the Adam's Mark Hotel in
Dallas. RADM Carol A. Romano, assistant surgeon general and chief nurse
officer in the U.S. Public Health Service, will give the commencement
address at the traditional ceremony, which can be viewed live via webcast
at http://www.WaldenU.edu.
"Walden graduates have the knowledge and skills to be leaders in their
professions and contribute to positive social change in their communities
and throughout the world," said university President, Paula E. Peinovich,
Ph.D. "Our newest graduates, representing 15 countries around the world,
are equipped to make a direct impact as qualified, inspired leaders
dedicated to taking their professions to new heights. Walden University is
particularly pleased to contribute to solving the critical shortage of
registered nurses our nation is facing by preparing highly qualified nurse
educators to meet the needs of the many institutions who prepare registered
nurses for service to humanity. The nursing shortage is a pipeline problem,
and Walden is able to contribute to creative solutions through our M.S.
program in Nursing."
RADM Carol Romano, Ph.D., RN, will address graduates, faculty and
guests on the reported public health challenges for this century, the
Surgeon General's priorities for the health of the nation and the role of
the U.S. Public Health Service. Her speech will also focus on the
importance and value of nurses as partners with consumers, other medical
professionals and health and human service workers to effect social change.
The nation is experiencing a shortage of nurses. In fact, more than 1
million new and replacement nurses will be needed by 2012 (according to the
February 2004 Bureau of Labor Statistics Monthly Labor Review). Demand for
master's-prepared R.N.s is growing, and Walden is one of a select number of
universities positioned to help by increasing the number of nurse educators
and managers.
Walden's commencement speaker, RADM Romano, provides leadership and
coordination of Public Health Service nursing programs and professional
affairs for the Office of the Surgeon General and the Department of Health
and Human Services. She is deputy chief for the Department of Clinical
Research Informatics, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, where
she manages a complex program of administrative planning for clinical
research information systems, quality improvement initiatives and research
support. RADM Romano has worked at the National Institutes of Health for 34
years.
RADM Romano is a recognized leader in the field of nursing informatics.
She was involved in designing and implementing one of the first
computerized medical information systems in 1976, which provided electronic
medical orders and clinical documentation for patients in ambulatory and
hospital environments. She was a co-architect of the world's first graduate
curriculum in nursing informatics at the University of Maryland, and she
has mentored numerous students in this field.
For more commencement information, visit
http://www.WaldenU.edu/commencement.
About Walden University
Since 1970, Walden University has offered working professionals the
opportunity to earn advanced degrees through distance learning. Today, this
comprehensive, accredited online university offers master's and doctoral
degrees in education, psychology, management, public policy and
administration, and health and human services, as well as master's programs
in engineering and IT and a bachelor's completion program in business.
Walden University is a member of the Laureate International Universities
network, the largest global network of accredited campus-based and online
universities. For more information, visit http://www.WaldenU.edu.
Walden University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a
member of the North Central Association, http://www.ncahlc.org;
312-263-0456.
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CONTACT:
Ana Sanchez, +1-410-843-8083,
ana.sanchez@laureate-inc.com, or Gillian B. Pommerehn,
+1-410-727-6855, gillian@stantoncomm.com, both for Walden
University
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