The Campaign for LAWrence S. Bloomberg faculty of Nursing
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2 global Challenges 4 OUR BEGINNINGS 6 our LEADERSHIP 10 our future 14 The opportunity 18 Our Plans 24 CONCLUSION
GLOBAL CHALLENGES
How do we improve health? Reduce disease? Increase well-being? Improve our health system? These are the hard questions that researchers, health professionals, policy-makers and governments are asking today. While there are many different ideas about how to address these critical issues, we can all agree that nurses are the foundation of a healthy society and sustainable health care system.
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At the most vulnerable moments in our lives, nurses are on the frontlines of our care and recovery. The more than 265,000 registered nurses in Canada represent the country’s largest contingent of health care workers, caring for Canadians in hospitals, public health settings, nursing homes/homes for the aged, chronic care agencies, medical clinics and offices, schools, workplaces and in people’s homes.
The Faculty is home to Canada’s leading nurse researchers and educators. Their work enriches knowledge, health policy and future practice. We are committed to ensuring that our students have the highest quality education on campus, online, and in the practice setting. Our generous level of student support funding—the best in Canada—along with our first-class programs and faculty make that commitment possible.
The Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing at the University of Toronto is an outstanding professional faculty that ranks among the premier nursing programs in the world in both education and research. In addition to preparing the practitioners of the future, our mission is to develop educators and faculty who will develop new and innovative programs in response to our changing health care needs.
For nearly a century, we have helped shape nursing education, research, practice and policy in Canada and around the world. Today we continue to blaze a trail in education and research, supporting the next generation of nurses to achieve excellence and innovation through research, scholarship and practice, ensuring the health and well-being of Canadians and people around the globe.
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“I am inspired by our students. They are such a talented group of individuals whose commitment to make a difference to society has led them to nursing. They make me optimistic about the future of health care.” SIOBAN NELSON, RN, PhD, FAAN, FCAHS, Dean and Professor
OUR BEGINNINGS Nursing education at the University of Toronto has a long and impressive history of Canadian firsts. The Department of Public Health Nursing was established by educational innovator E. Kathleen Russell in 1920 as part of the Department of Public Hygiene. Founded as a visionary initiative, supported by the Rockefeller Foundation, the department marked a departure from the traditional hospital-focused training of nurses to include social welfare and public health education. Russell pioneered the first nursing program in Canada to be completely university-based. In 1933 the school was recognized as an independent School of Nursing and achieved Faculty status a half-century later in 1972. Since the introduction of a master’s program in 1970 and PhD program in 1993, the Faculty has trained the next generation of teachers, researchers and leaders through dynamic programs in health services and administration research; intervention and outcome research; and qualitative research and critical inquiry. 4
Above: 1957—At the Mount Sinai Hospital nursery, Jaunetta MacPhail, instructor, with third-year students Rosemary Baluforth and Mirian Berke.
Below: In 1920 Kathleen Russell (left) started what would eventually be U of T’s Faculty of Nursing. She remained director of the nursing program until 1952. Kathleen King (right), who earned a nursing degree and diploma under Russell, served as dean from 1972 to 1979.
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1924—Rockefeller Fellows from around the world arrive at U of T to further their nursing education.
OUR LEADERSHIP
The Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing is an internationally renowned professional faculty at a world-leading research-intensive university. We educate nurses to provide high-quality patient care, manage and lead in health care settings, and conduct primary research that advances the health and patient care of Canadians. We attract outstanding students to our undergraduate and graduate programs who go on to leadership roles nationally and internationally as practitioners, as faculty in every province and beyond, as advanced practice innovators and professional and policy leaders in health services and government. Our faculty and approximately 800 undergraduate and graduate students work closely with University teaching hospitals and a range of community providers. Partnerships with health service providers are the cornerstone of the Faculty’s excellent undergraduate and graduate professional programs and its cutting-edge research. Bloomberg faculty also partner with colleagues across the University and are closely engaged in multiple interprofessional and interdisciplinary initiatives across health and social science faculties within the University of Toronto.
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The Faculty’s scholarship leads the field both nationally and internationally. Nursing research provides the evidence to inform practice and health policy in areas ranging from paediatric pain management to nursing recruitment and retention strategies for the nursing workforce. Bloomberg faculty research has the highest impact and uptake of the top research-intensive nursing faculties in Canada and we place second to the University of Pennsylvania when grouped with both public and private universities in the United States and Canada.
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Dr. AMY BENDER, RN, PhD, lecturer and student-nominated recipient of the 2012 Bloomberg Nursing Excellence in Online Teaching Award.
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“I get to know our students and work closely with them to develop the critical thinking needed to succeed as nursing professionals. Whether in class, online or in the practice setting, it is so rewarding when students make the connection between the classroom and the real world.�
Undergraduate student JANE CIPOLLONE completes a rotation in the paediatric unit of the Hospital for Sick Children with clinical instructor Yvonne Yoon.
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OUR FUTURE Health care for this century will be vastly different than in the past—at once more personalized and more globalized. We know more today about the causes and treatments of disease than ever before. Yet we also face a worldwide epidemic of cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases—an epidemic that threatens to overwhelm our health care system and systems around the world. As the Lalonde Report concluded in the 1970s, we must look beyond our traditional health care system to meet the needs and challenges facing us today and into the future. The Faculty of Nursing has many advantages as the new century unfolds: top faculty, the best students and the strongest partnership with service providers and policy makers. All this strengthens us as we embark on a strategic plan to affirm our vision of health care education and practice in the 21st century. We are determined to be responsive to the present and prepared for the future by enhancing professional practice, supporting policy and planning efforts to build a sustainable health workforce, and supporting innovation in health care delivery through education and research.
There is a critical need to partner with philanthropists, affiliated institutions and government to further our mission to improve public, community and global health in Canada and around the world. The campaign for the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing will seek support in three vital areas: attracting outstanding students, advancing scholarship and providing national and international leadership in nursing education and research. Working together, we can find solutions to the most critical and complex health issues facing Canada and around countries the world.
“I want to establish a role where I can perform and lead expert clinical care, pursue my research interests and perform process improvements. The online learning experience at U of T Nursing brings together the knowledge and schedule I need to be successful.” At 18, MATTHEW DOUMA knew that working with critically ill and injured people was his career goal. He started as a pre-hospital care provider, ski patroller and search and rescue medic in the greater Vancouver area and has gone on to provide assistance in disaster and relief settings. Douma has taken that dedication to nine different countries, while maintaining a role in Edmonton’s busy inner-city emergency department. He now applies that drive to his studies in the distance Nurse Practitioner Program at Bloomberg Nursing. 10
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“Never before have the social determinants of health been so clear to me.� ALEX TELEKI, BScN 1TO, is practising as a relief nurse at health stations in northern Ontario, Manitoba, Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.
The Nursing Simulation Laboratory (SIM Lab) is a state-of-the-art facility that simulates ward, intensive care and isolation settings through computerized adult, paediatric and infant high-fidelity mannequins.
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THE OPPORTUNITY There has never been a more exciting time for the nursing profession. The rapid pace of scientific discovery and exciting advances in therapies are transforming education, research and treatment. Yet as we look at the issues facing Canada and Canadians in the coming decades—caring for a changing and aging patient population, treating rising levels of chronic disease—we recognize the need for innovative ideas and approaches to health care. These challenges present the Faculty and our community of supporters with an occasion to change the face of health research and care in Canada and around the world. Our campaign is a historic opportunity to advance our standing as an international leader with a unique array of specialized academic programs that can be found at few universities in the world and no other university in Canada.
The campaign will shape the future of nursing through an ambitious plan to build on our remarkable achievements in research, education and professional leadership. Bloomberg Nursing is committed to advancing scholarship, attracting outstanding students and faculty, and providing national and international leadership in nursing education and research. Together with our community of supporters, we will improve public, community and global health by enhancing professional practice, supporting policy and planning efforts to build a sustainable health workforce, and supporting innovation in health care delivery through education and research.
GEOFFREY FORD, BScN 0T9, is helping to prevent the spread of HIV and improve the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS. Along with other members of the Vancouver STOP HIV/AIDS Outreach Team, Ford is engaging some of the city’s most marginalized populations in testing, treatment and primary care. This Vancouver native started as an outreach nurse with the initiative in 2010, just 13 months after graduating from Bloomberg Nursing. In this role, he collaborated with community partners to address the social and environmental determinants of health by helping arrange housing, food and medical care for clients. As well, Ford began to practise at outreach clinics that offer testing for HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Ford was recently promoted to nurse educator. 14
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“The assistance I have received as an international student has been great. The support, both social and financial, has made me who I am. If it wasn’t for the funding of Bloomberg Nursing, I wouldn’t be here today.” PhD candidate O’BRIEN MUNYAO KYOLOLO dreams of building the first paediatric pain management and research team in his native Kenya. Bloomberg Nursing has put him on track to make this dream a reality.
“Nursing was always on my mind,” says MONIKA DALMACIO, undergraduate student at U of T Nursing. “It became my career goal when I was working at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital where I saw the connections nurses made with kids and how even little touches made such a difference in their day-to-day progress.” A Queen’s University graduate in biology and music, Dalmacio had a strong array of skills that fit well with Bloorview. She volunteered in a community music therapy program to help children strengthen their motor skills and work on self-expression. Through this experience, she was impressed with the positive impact of music therapy and learned of its benefits. That year at Bloorview confirmed Dalmacio’s decision to enter nursing. Drawing on her experience in music therapy, she is interested in exploring alternative forms of health care. After exploring different programs she chose Bloomberg Nursing for its reputation in research and innovation.
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Academics, awards and accolades – NISA MULLAITHILAGA has embraced post-secondary life at University of Toronto to the fullest. Managing a bachelor’s degree in cellular molecular biology then a master’s in pathology, all while forming the first intramural dance team at U of T Scarborough campus, Mullaithilaga brought impressive credentials to Bloomberg Nursing. “I’ve approached my schooling with a long-term goal of developing my skills to play a role in changing certain areas of health care systems. After exploring different options, it became clear to me that through U of T Nursing I can make that difference.” When Mullaithilaga graduates from Bloomberg Nursing she plans to work in paediatrics or mental health and addiction. Already equipped with impressive credentials and experience, she is well on her way to making a meaningful contribution to nursing.
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OUR PLANS
The campaign for Bloomberg Nursing heralds a new era for our Faculty. With an ambitious $25-million, multi-phase initiative, we celebrate the leadership of those who have supported our transformation over the past century and prepared us for success as we embark on the next chapter of our remarkable journey. In November 2011, the University of Toronto launched Boundless, a $2-billion fundraising campaign, the largest in Canadian university history. Bloomberg Nursing will play an important role in this unprecedented initiative as we prepare the next generation of leading health care providers and researchers. The first phase of our campaign raised $15 million. In 2007, financier and philanthropist Lawrence S. Bloomberg brought the largest donation ever received by a Canadian nursing school or faculty. In honour of his gift, we became the first named faculty of nursing in Canada.
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Mr. Bloomberg’s transformative support has helped boost U of T’s international profile in nursing research and education, attract top senior and junior international researchers, develop innovative curriculum and increase the number of awards available to U of T nursing students. To build on this strong platform, we are entering the second phase of our campaign for Bloomberg Nursing. We seek to raise an additional $10 million to reach our $25 million goal. This phase of the campaign will allow us to invest additional funds to enhance the quality of the student experience and strengthen faculty research opportunities.
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LAWRENCE BLOOMBERG brought a $10-million donation to the Faculty of Nursing in 2007.
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“Nursing is a priority for the health care of Canadians and by supporting nursing, we are doing something for every Canadian.”
SHAPING STUDENT LIFE AND LEARNING—$5 MILLION The future of nursing in Canada will be shaped by our graduates. Our outstanding faculty, first-class programs, state-of-the-art simulation laboratory and close partnerships with Canada’s leading teaching hospitals and community partners offer our students the best possible clinical education and prepare them to become the next generation of nurse leaders. To make nursing studies accessible to all students, regardless of financial means, we must increase levels of student support. The overwhelming majority of our undergraduate students enter our program with significant student debt. A variety of factors—the demands of long clinical hours, consolidated classes and an extended school term—preclude part-time and summer employment for our students. Without student awards and bursaries, many excellent students will be prevented from advancing their nursing careers.
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS The Faculty attracts top students to our second-entry undergraduate program. Each year, approximately 170 students graduate from our BScN program, fully prepared for the rapidly-evolving world of practice.
MASTER’S STUDENTS The Faculty aims to be the school of choice for preparing nurse leaders in Canada and internationally. Our master’s graduates are advanced practice nurses with expertise in a wide range of clinical areas.
GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAM & INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS In keeping with the Faculty’s and University’s deep commitment to global citizenship, we have established a number of projects to help our students develop a global perspective and contribute to improved health care outcomes in resource-constrained environments: • NUR 470 includes the Aboriginal Health Elective, a unique program run in partnership with First Nation and Aboriginal communities across the country, which allows undergraduate students to conduct their final placement in an Aboriginal community. • NUR 480 is an international elective for undergraduate students to participate in a primary care/HIV placement in rural India.
DOCTORAL STUDENTS The Faculty supports doctoral students who will become tomorrow’s faculty members, nurse scientists and policy-makers at the provincial or federal level. The Faculty also supports international doctoral students as part of its commitment to capacity building in nursing education and strengthening health care systems around the world.
• MN Nurse Practitioner Primary Health Care-Global Health (PHCGH) stream prepares master’s students for advanced practice roles in Canada’s Northern communities or for practice in resource-poor settings in Africa, Latin America or Asia. • InPhD Program is a multi-country collaborative program that brings together doctoral students and faculty for mentorship and network building to support the development of international research collaborations and foster excellence in doctoral training. • Ethiopia-Toronto Collaboration supports a peer-to-peer graduate student network between Addis Ababa University and Bloomberg Nursing.
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Undergraduate student Jessie Esufali performs blood glucose checks outside Hyderabad, India as part of a four-week international clinical placement.
FACULTY SUPPORT—$5 MILLION The Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing is one of the world’s best nursing research faculties. The Faculty leads the non-medical health sciences at the University of Toronto in research productivity; ranks highly against North American peer institutions; achieves a strong success rate for research applications and publishes in high-impact scholarly journals. Our faculty members are world-class scholars whose expertise has shaped the discipline of nursing. Bloomberg Nursing is committed to the integration of teaching and research in the Bachelor of Nursing Science as well as in our core graduate fields of study. In this phase of our campaign, we are seeking to enhance the profile of our Faculty through a highly strategic $5-million investment that will allow the University to build on existing research strengths and enhance Canada’s reputation as a leader in several key areas:
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Workforce Migration is a global concern that affects all countries in one way or another. In some instances, health workers leave home in search of better working conditions and career opportunities in another country. In others, they migrate from rural to urban settings. The result is growing health care inequity between and within the countries involved.
In addition to an outstanding chair, we propose the establishment of three new professorships in the critical areas of community health, noncommunicable disease/chronic illness and nursing simulation. These new positions will allow Bloomberg Nursing to attract world-class scholars in these areas, adding to an already outstanding community of researchers focused on expanding Canada’s reputation as a leader in these key fields.
The creation of a chair is a powerful signal indicating the high priority of a research area and intent for programmatic growth. It brings significant prestige to both the chair holder and the donor. Bloomberg Nursing is a world leader in nursing workforce migration and health human resources research, with well-established relationships with policy leaders, making it a logical host for a Chair in Nursing Workforce Migration. This internationally renowned scholar will provide leadership in teaching and research and serve as a major resource and prominent public voice on this important issue.
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TEACHING FELLOWSHIP AWARD Recognition of excellence in teaching is a major strategic priority for the Faculty. This fellowship will provide an outstanding faculty member with an opportunity to advance his or her expertise in educational innovation and pedagogy to the benefit of the Faculty overall.
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NP student Leora Wanounou performs a clinical assessment at the St. Michael’s Hospital hemodialysis unit with preceptor Alison Thomas.
CONCLUSION This is a momentous time in the history of the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing. Our goals are ambitious. To achieve them will require the dedication of our academic and volunteer leaders and transformational support from our community of alumni and friends. We are confident that now is the right time to undertake this journey. Our faculty members are world-class scholars whose expertise has shaped the discipline of nursing. Our students are the future of nursing. Since 1920, more than 10,000 individuals have graduated from Bloomberg Nursing and its predecessors. These nursing professionals have been pioneers in their chosen fields. From research to administration, from clinical practice to education, their impact on the profession in Canada and throughout the world has been profound. Together we will honour our past and secure an even greater future through leading-edge research, training and practice. With our students, faculty, alumni and friends, we will continue to lead in nursing research and scholarship and improve health locally and globally. Now is the time to invest in our collective future and in the people who will define it. We invite you to support our campaign. Through your generosity and involvement, we will realize our boundless potential.
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OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT & ALUMNI RELATIONS 155 COLLEGE STREET, SUITE 130, TORONTO, ONTARIO M5T 1P8 CANADA (416) 946-7097 development.nursing@utoronto.ca THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE LAWRENCE S. BLOOMBERG FACULTY OF NURSING