ANA-Illinois is proud to present the webinar program: Diversity in Academic Nurse Leadership; A Research Study

A lack of black women represented in higher education among nursing faculty is a challenge that affects the profession of nursing. The presence of barriers to black nursing faculty has been documented in the literature. The purpose of the study was to explore the barriers to Black nurse leaders that results in their under representation in academia in the State of Illinois.

Objective: 

– Participants will identify variables that limit diversity in academic nurse leadership positions.

Webinar link will be sent upon registration.

1-hour continuing education will be available.

This program will be presented by: Tamara Bland EdD, MSN, RN

About Speaker:
Tamara Bland, EdD, MSN, RN has 21 years of healthcare experience. She is a full-time Assistant Professor and Director, RN – BSN Program at Dominican University. Tamara earned her EdD in Educational Leadership in 2019 from St. Francis University in Joliet, IL. She earned her Masters of Science in Nursing Education in 2010 from Resurrection University, Oak Park, IL. Tamara received her Bachelors of Nursing from Concordia University/West Suburban College of Nursing, Oak Park, IL in 1999.

Tamara has spent many years as a staff nurse on medical/surgical, gastroenterology, and intensive care units. She also works as a Home Health Nurse. A proponent of giving back to the profession of nursing, Tamara served as an Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Programs at Resurrection University an upper division school of nursing, facilitating learning for undergraduate nursing students. As a nurse, she focuses on working with marginalized communities providing patient education and empowering families to participate in their plan of care.

 

This activity has been submitted to the Ohio Nurses Association for approval to award contact hours. The Ohio Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. (OBN-001-91)