Plotnick Endowed Professorship for Global Health

Julia & Harold Plotnick Endowed Professorship for Global Health

The Julia and Harold Plotnick Endowed Professorship for Global Health in the College of Nursing & Health Sciences was established by Fall River native and (Ret.) Rear Admiral Julia Plotnick, former U.S. assistant surgeon general and chief nurse of the U.S. Public Health Service.

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The establishment of this nursing professorship supports leadership for a global program of research, interdisciplinary scholarship, and collaboration around a growing understanding of global health topics and the application of this knowledge into practice.

In addition, the professorship provides the opportunity to infuse the nursing curriculum with a global perspective and prepare nurses for global health practice as clinicians, educators, researchers, and/or policy makers.

The professorship has promoted a global perspective among faculty within the College of Nursing & Health Sciences and across the university.