Health Sciences faculty receive promotions

Congratulations to faculty members in the Gordon E. Inman College of Health Sciences & Nursing who were granted promotions by the Belmont Board of Trust this week.
Renee Brown in the School of Physical Therapy was granted tenure and a promotion to Professor. Nancy Darr in the School of Physical Therapy was promoted to Professor. Kelley Kinningham in the School of Pharmacy was granted tenure. Teresa Plummer in the School of Occupational Therapy was granted tenure and a promotion to Assistant Professor. Linda Wofford in the School of Nursing was granted tenure and promotion to Associate Professor.
Dr. Jack Williams, Dean of the College, commented on the actions. “Please join me in congratulating these folks for a job well done and for their positive leadership in their programs, the college, the university, and the community!”

School of Occupational Therapy receives grant from Baptist Healing Trust

The School of Occupational Therapy was recently awarded a $16,600 grant from the Baptist Healing Trust to support OTD residency projects and development of compassionate care in the curriculum. Each OTD student will receive a monetary stipend for resource materials specific to their residency and budget. Dr. Ruth Ford secured the grant and serves as the principle investigator. Dr. Christine Manville is the associate investigator.
The goal of the Baptist Healing Trust’s grantmaking is to increase the access of vulnerable populations to compassionate and affordable healthcare and to support and enhance the success of the non-profit organizations it funds by offering funding and consulting to organizations to support cultures centered on compassionate care.
Since its inception in 2002, the Trust has awarded over $50 million dollars of grants in Middle Tennessee.
See more at Baptist Healing Trust’s website.