Students in the School of Pharmacy recent held a three-class competition to collect canned food items for Second Harvest Food Bank. The food drive took place Nov. 8- 19, and the students collected approximately 2,200 food items. The food drive was run as a competition between the first, second and third year classes in the School of Pharmacy with each cohort aiming to collect 300 non-perishable food items. The P3 class raised just over 300 items, the P1 class raised over 600 items, and the P2 class won the contest with just over 1,000 items. The items collected by the students were donated to Second Harvest Food Bank. The students also incorporated a “Faculty Challenge” in the contest, and the faculty donations were donated to St. Luke’s Community House.
Daily Archives: December 13, 2010
Voight speaks to Swiss Sports Physiotherapitsts
PT Professor Mike Voight was in Switzerland recently, serving as an invited keynote speaker for the Swiss Sports Physiotherapy annual meeting. His lecture was entitled “Current Concepts in Ankle Rehabilitation.” The meeting, held in Bern, saw over 400 sports therapists attend.
Nursing Students Awarded Project Blossom Award
Belmont nursing students, along with associate professor Dr. Beth Youngblood, were recently awarded the 6th Annual Project Blossom Award by the Metro Department of Health. They received the award for serving as event planners and prenatal care teachers in the Teen Conference — a program for pregnant teens in the Davidson County school system — and for their work with the Incredible Baby Shower project. The Belmont group received the award at Nursing Excellence Night on Nov. 15 following the induction on new Sigma Theta Tau members.
Project Blossom is an initiative from the Governor’s office to decrease the state’s infant mortality rate. The award is given each year to an individual or group that plays a significant role in saving babies and eliminating prenatal disparities within Nashville and the Davidson County area.
In addition to their work with the Teen Conference and the Incredible Baby Shower, Belmont nursing students have also provided teaching to patients with babies at Centennial Medical Center, Stonecrest Medical Center, and the Hope Clinic of Nashville.