Wilson to Lead Interprofessional Global Health Competencies for 21st Century Health Professional Students Lecture
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 12, 2015) — Lynda Wilson will present the Interprofessional Global Health Competencies for 21st Century Health Professional Students lecture from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, in Room MN 563, in the UK Medical Center.
“Dr. Wilson is a national leader in developing educational models for global health," Melody Ryan, the UK College of Pharmacy’s director of international professional student education said. "We look forward to hosting her and benefitting from her experience.”
Wilson is a professor, deputy director of the PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center on International Nursing, and assistant dean for international affairs. She is fluent in Spanish and has led five study abroad courses in Guatemala. Her recent research has focused on health needs of Latino immigrant families, and the development, implementation and evaluation of the first HIV nurse practitioner program in Zambia.
This lecture is a part of the 2015 UK Global Health Lecture Series. To learn more about this event visit http://www.uky.edu/international/global_health_program.
MEDIA CONTACT: Sarah Geegan, (859) 257-5365; sarah.geegan@uky.edu