盖尔·罗宾逊(盖尔·罗宾逊)博士是其中之一 22 individuals and several organizations recently honored by the NW Asian Weekly Foundation for their contributions to the health of the community.

“Dr. 罗宾逊是一位鼓舞人心的教育家, 尊敬的同事, and revered community leader with a commitment to empowering others. 我们非常感谢她清晰的视野, community focus and deep dedication to the formation of our students as the next generation of health care leaders,院长克里斯汀·斯旺森说.

Dr. 罗宾逊 is an assistant professor who joined the 西雅图 U College of 护理 faculty in 2015. She took some time out to share with us about her beginnings, 她是如何成为一名护士教育家的, and a glimpse at her lifetime of service to the community.

是什么吸引你到现在这个职位的?

是什么吸引我成为苏大的助理教授, is the focus on teaching and being a part of a university program that had social justice threaded across departmental curriculums.

Why did you decide to pursue a career as a nurse and as a nurse educator?

The short story is that my beginning journey in nursing evolved out of a need to care for a young family. 然而, I knew I wanted to be in health care and thought that I would have the chance to care for the adults who took care of me when I was growing up (my grandmother, 叔叔, 阿姨, 还有我的父母).

What is your favorite part of teaching and mentoring SU nursing students?

My favorite part of teaching and mentoring SU nursing students is to watch students be excited about what they are learning. I love seeing the expressions on their faces when they have those “a ha moments.” I hope with the mentoring that I convey that we both have ideas, 愿望, 和经验分享. I hope that I am conveying that in the relationship, we are learning from each other.

You recently received a Community Health Excellence Award from the NW Asian Weekly Foundation. Would you share a little about your work in the community?

我被提名这个奖项, and I am grateful to the NW Asian Weekly Foundation and the work of Assunta Ng, that I was selected to be among the honorees for the community health excellence award. The recognition was related to community service work that many of us are doing, because of the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in our communities and our history of community service. When you get a chance to listen to the honorees you will hear about service they are doing now, and about the community health work some were doing prior to the pandemic.

In my volunteer work with Mary Mahoney Professional 护理 Organization (MMPNO), I had the opportunity to work with The Center for Multicultural Health and do a workshop about PPE for community health workers. 担任护士顾问的角色, I had the opportunity to work with Sister’s in Common, a behavioral health agency and do some wellness checks with individuals who had been exposed to COVID-19 to offer support during times of home isolation or quarantine.

In my role as a nurse educator in the College of 护理 I get to teach and demonstrate use PPE in the different settings they will be working in to break the cycle of infection transmission. I have had the opportunity to help distribute surgical mask and cloth mask to families in MMPNO that were multigenerational as a result of the work that occurs with Sister in Common. I have been involved in community work here in 西雅图 before my children were in preschool and they are adults now in their early 30’s. So, I think my story would take more time than I can summarize for this session, and I have still more work to do and more learning to do.

Who influenced you most in life, or is someone you consider a role model?

我有很多榜样, yet I would answer the question of who has influenced me most in life is my grandmother, (我爸爸的妈妈), 还有我的大姐. 他们都已经去世了, 但我从观察他们的工作中学到了很多, and they seem to be in the right place at the right time when I needed them. I am one of eight children that were in our family, raised in a small town in Mississippi. I am blessed that I felt I was well loved, protected, and cared for.

Is there any advice you would like to share with your students as they prepare for their careers in nursing?

I would continue to share with my students that they are entering a health care field where they are needed. I would ask that they hold on to the trust that some will build with the individuals and families that they work with in a variety of settings. 在他们选择的专业上做到最好, provide the best care they can give in the specialty of their training. 让人们知道你关心他们. 把他们的护理标准定得很高, and their tolerance for poor health outcomes for marginalized communities low. I would repeat and wrap it up with they are needed.

 

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