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Sixth Steinberg scholarships honor nurses
Campbell, Ghaly, Underbrink
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The three Steinberg scholarship
winners for 2000 are nurses (from left) Dorothy Ghaly, Judy Campbell
and Mary Underbrink.
-Photo by Mindi Chouinard
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Three Center nurses Judy Campbell, Dorothy Ghaly and
Mary Underbrink
this fall became the sixth anniversary class of Steinberg scholarship
winners.
The annual awards, which recognize outstanding patient care
by nurses, each carry a $1,000 scholarship for winners to attend
education conferences of their choice.
The scholarships come from the Harold and John Steinberg Memorial
Nursing Scholarship Fund, established by the Steinberg family
of Atlanta, Ga.
John Steinberg had two marrow transplants at the Center before
he died in 1994. His father Harold, diagnosed with multiple myeloma,
died of a brain aneurysm in 1981.
Each year, the Steinberg family contributes at least $10,000
for nursing education. This year, Howard Steinberg also provided
lunches for nursing education days, as which the following comments
were read about the winners. More info: Mindi Chouinard, Ext.
7692.
Judy Campbell, outpatient nurse
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SCHARP plans display Dec. 1, World AIDS Day
The Statistical Center for HIV/AIDS Research and Prevention
at the Hutch plans to help commemorate World AIDS Day on Friday,
Dec. 1.
The program, known as SCHARP, will set up a display in either
the Met East second floor lobby or the Met West lobby.
Scott Plusquellec, of the SCHARP Community Committee, says
the display will be part of the program's outreach and education
mission.
For more information, call Plusquellec at Ext. 5376.
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Judy has more than 30 years of hematopoietic stem-cell
transplant experience, traveling from the East Coast in the early
1970s to work with Dr. E. Donnall Thomas and his team. In her
years at the Center, she has worked in a variety of positions,
enhancing nursing expertise in each area.
She is an exceptional educator for both patients and peers.
She has worked tirelessly in program development and in coordinating
special projects including patient reunions and the recent 25
th anniversary celebration. Her clinical expertise throughout
the transplant continuum serves as an example for all nurses
working with her.
She has been a primary resource in the Long-term Follow-up
Department since the early 1990s. She is described by her peers
as someone who "personifies patience" with a complicated
patient population and the "nursing counterpart" to
Thomas in the development of the Hutch.
Dorothy Ghaly, outpatient nurse
Dorothy has been part of the Hutch transplant team since 1990,
continually striving for excellence, both at the bedside and
in her personal growth.
She routinely participates in advanced clinical-care courses
such as advanced cardiac life support and chemotherapy certifications.
She takes initiative to advance the skills of nurses working
in the infusion room, most notably in the area of IV-insertion
skills.
She excels at identifying holistic needs of patients and caregivers,
providing time for caregivers to share feelings and vent worries/frustrations.
She is noted by peers as someone who "comes to work with
her sleeves rolled up, ready to go." Patients, caregivers
and staff say, "Oh, good. Dorothy is working today. Everything
will be all right."
Mary Underbrink, inpatient nurse
Mary Underbrink is a nurse who excels in clinical care. She
provides sensitive and holistic support to her patients and their
families.
Patients and families frequently have requested that Mary
continue to care for them because of her unique ability to give
individualized care.
She frequently has been involved in patient and staff education.
She is a fine nurse and a fine person. She is well-liked and
well-respected in the workplace and in the community.
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