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To celebrate the publication of an important new book by one of its founding members, the Heritage of Healthcare in Appalachia Consortium (HHAC) presents the first in a series of symposia:

Early 20th Century Diversity in Healthcare

Sponsor:
HHAC member organization, the Museum at Mountain Home

When:
Thursday, May 12, 2015
1:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Location:
Reese Museum, 363 Stout Drive, Johnson City, TN 37614

Presenters:

• Sharon Loury, Ph.D., R.N., ETSU College of Nursing Faculty and founding member of HHAC — Welcome and Background Information
• Wendy Nehring, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., F.A.A.I.D.D.; Dean, ETSU College of Nursing — Recognition of Nurses’ Week and the 195th Anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s Birth
• Mary Alexander, M. S. — The Life of Hezekiah B. Hankal, M.D. (1825-1903), pioneer African-American physician in Johnson City
• Daniel Gmyrek, M.S., D.Ph., ETSU College of Pharmacy Faculty — African-American Pharmacists in South Central Appalachia
• Kenneth Doyle Phillips, Ph.D., R.N., ETSU College of Nursing Associate Dean for the Center of Nursing Research — Pioneer Male Nurses in Southern Appalachia
• Phoebe Pollitt, Ph.D., R.N., Appalachian State Nursing Faculty — Nurses of Color in East Tennessee and North Carolina

A reception and book-signing will begin at 4:00 p.m.

This event is free and open to the public.  For more information, please click here to e-mail Martha Whaley at ETSU’s Quillen College of Medicine.

The details above — including the date — are subject to change, based on Dr. Pollitt’s book’s release date.

Details will be amplified as specific information is available.