UMSON Names New Directors of Offices of Global Health and Professional Education
August 18, 2020 Laura HagerUMSON announces that Nancy Bolan has been named director of the Office of Global Health and Lynn Marie Bullock has been named director of the Office of Professional Education.
The University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON) announces that Nancy Bolan, PhD, MPH, FNP, CNM, (left) assistant professor, has been named director of the Office of Global Health (OGH) and Lynn Marie Bullock, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, assistant professor, has been named director of the Office of Professional Education (OPE).
Bolan came to UMSON, joining the Department of Partnerships, Professional Education, and Practice (PPEP), in December. In her new role as director of OGH, which she assumed in March, Bolan is responsible for expanding established relationships, programs, and partnerships and ensuring that OGH’s activities are aligned with UMSON’s strategic goals. OGH works to build nursing capacity, strengthen health systems, and improve global health by supporting the UMSON community and international collaborators as they conduct education, research, and practice.
Bullock joined UMSON, also as a member of PPEP, in March. As director of OPE, she will oversee the School’s professional education and continuing education offerings, including symposia, conferences, institutes, lectures, and online continuing education courses through edX. The office also offers interprofessional continuing education programs in collaboration with other University of Maryland, Baltimore schools and manages the Nurse Leadership Institute, a yearlong leadership development program for nurse educators and clinicians. UMSON is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.