Schedule of Events ~ May 2, 2015

n 10:00 – 10:45 AM Registration Atrium

n 10:45 – 11:00 AM Guest seating and VIP entrance Salon A-D

n 11:00 – 11:15 AM Presentation of Colors and Ensemble - The National Anthem and USPHS March n 11:15 – 11:20 AM Welcome

CAPT Susan Orsega, CRNP, RN, FAANP Chair, Cadet Nurse Corps USPHS Planning committee

n 11:20 – 11:30AM Introduction

RADM Sylvia Trent-Adams, PhD, RN, FAAN Assistant Surgeon General

Chief Nurse Officer, USPHS n 11:30 – 11:45 AM Opening Remarks, Office of Surgeon General

RADM Boris Lushniak, MD, MPH Deputy Surgeon General, USPHS n 11:45 – 1:15 PM Luncheon n 1:15 – 1:45 PM Keynote Address “State of Nursing”

RADM (Ret. USPHS) Carol A. Romano, PhD, RN, FAAN USPHS Chief Nurse Officer, 2008-2015 Dean, Graduate School of Nursing, Uniformed Services University

n 1:45 – 2:45 PM Cadet Nurse Corps Panel Session Moderator: RADM Deborah Parham Hopson, PhD, RN, FAAN USPHS, Senior Advisor for HIV/AIDS Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration Speaker Panel: Thelma Robinson, RN Caroline Bradford, RN Minnie B. Carter, RN Elizabeth Yeznach, RN n 2:45 – 03:00 PM Presentation of Cadet Nurse Corps Recognition Closing Remarks

RADM Sylvia Trent- Adams, PhD, RN, FAAN Assistant Surgeon General

Chief Nurse Officer, USPHS

U.S. Public Health Service Nursing 72nd year Cadet Nurse Corps Recognition

Theme: Honoring their Legacy to Nursing Bethesda North Marriott and Conference Center

5701 Marinelli Drive, Bethesda, Maryland

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