Doris Modly (second
from left
with European Collaborating
Center Directors, at WHO meeting,
Glasgow, Scotland (1993))
| Fitzpatrick, concluding her tenure as dean in 1997, left the School poised for continued success and leadership for the 21st Century. Through Fitzpatrick's accomplishment in fostering innovative educational programs and global leadership in nursing, the Bolton School concluded its 75th year celebrating the past and preparing for the future. Quoting H.G. Wells in her last annual report, Fitzpatrick captured the sense of optimism and tradition by saying, "The past is but the beginning of a beginning, and all that is and has been is but the twilight of the dawn."43 |
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Doris Modly (second
from left |
Teaching the Teacher: The Bolton School's Role
with the World Health Organization
| Designation as one of 33 World Health
Organization Collaborating Centers located throughout the world has given the Bolton
School a global presence in which to promote nursing research, teaching, and patient care.
In 1948, the United Nations approved the organization of the World Health
Organization as the lead agency concerned with world health. Its central mission,
embodied by the W.H.O. definition of health, is to promote "a state of complete
physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or
infirmity." With 191 Member States, the W.H.O. attempts to achieve this mission
through four main areas of endeavor: setting global health standards; working with
governments to improve their national health; developing health technology; and guiding
the entire world toward better health. To carry out its global mission, the Bolton School invites nurses from other countries and provides them with educational programs and opportunities to observe institutions involved in home care. For example, the School runs a summer program for Korean nurses who observe nursing programs at the Bolton School and sister institutions such as University Hospitals, Meridia Hospital System, and the Cleveland Clinic. These nurses return to their countries with knowledge of the American model that they can adapt to their specific needs. Because of its status as a W.H.O. Collaborating Center, the Bolton School is also given other opportunities to effect nursing on a global level. The School has signed affiliation agreements with universities in Chile, Egypt, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Lebanon, Mexico, Slovenia, Thailand, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. The Kellogg Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation funded the School for capacity building projects in Africa such as establishing baccalaureate and master's degree programs. Doris Modly concluded, really what we do here is "teach the teacher." Through this strategy, the nursing knowledge developed at the Bolton School directly impacts the world's health. |
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