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August 2019

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t m c » p u l s e | a u g u s t 2 0 1 9 33 Contact dicet@houstonmethodist.org for further information. 2019 EVENTS REGISTER TODAY Events hosted by DeBakey Institute for Cardiovascular Education and Training AUG. 23-24 events.houstonmethodist.org/gulfcoast_vascular Course Director: John P. Cooke, MD, PhD SEPT. 9-13 events.houstonmethodist.org/cmri Course Director: Dipan J. Shah, MD SEPT. 14-15 events.houstonmethodist.org/vascularultrasoundmc Course Directors: Zsolt Garami, MD; and Alan B. Lumsden, MD SEPT. 16 events.houstonmethodist.org/isevs Course Directors: Zvonimir Kracjer, MD; Alan B. Lumsden, MD; and Rodney A. White, MD OCT. 12 events.houstonmethodist.org/achsymposium Course Directors: Ari Cedars, MD; C. Huie Lin, MD, PhD; Thomas E. MacGillivray, MD; and Gary Monteiro, MD THIRD ANNUAL Gulf Coast Vascular Research Consortium A WEEKLONG, HANDS-ON WORKSHOP Houston Methodist CMR INAUGURAL Vascular Ultrasound Master Class INAUGURAL ISEVS Symposium FIFTH ANNUAL Adult Congenital Heart Symposium Accreditation Statement Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Please note that email is not a secure means to communicate personal information, i.e. Social Security number, date of birth, financial information, etc. Some individuals entering nursing today have more than a decade of work experience else- where. That mingling of generations and expertise makes for a rich classroom experience, said Deborah Jones, Ph.D., dean of The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) School of Nursing. "The number of students who have come back to school to study nursing—from engineering degrees, business students, school teachers— they come back to study nursing because they've always thought about it," Jones said "They're in class with 19- and 20-year-olds, so there's a mixture that makes for such a great cohort. The older stu- dents consciously lived in the world and chose to come back to nursing. The younger students, who might be coming out of high school, are learning from us and these older peers." Becky Sam was 36 when she became a nurse in 2007. For the decade prior, she was director of recreation for the First Presbyterian Church of Houston. In the 12 years since she started nursing, Sam has pursued more education and set her sights on leadership. "I'm a second-career nurse. I went back to school in my thirties and got an associate's degree in nursing at Houston Community College," Sam said. "In 2017, I got my bachelor's in nursing from UT Arlington online. This past January, I started a master's program in administration and leadership." ➟ Deborah Jones, Ph.D., is dean of The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) School of Nursing. Credit: Courtesy photo

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