Megan Amaya
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Dr. Megan Amaya is Associate Clinical Professor and Director of Health Promotion and Wellness at The Ohio State University College of Nursing. She leads a team that implements wellness strategy, programs and services for university students, faculty, staff and the state of Ohio community. Dr. Amaya is co-director of the Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness undergraduate program. She teaches courses in the program, including evidence-based practice and self-care approaches. Dr. Amaya is principle investigator on multiple health and wellness research projects.
Dr. Amaya currently serves as President-Elect for the National Consortium for Building Healthy Academic Communities and member of several university and College of Nursing committees. She is a certified health education specialist and board-certified health and wellness coach.
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The new LPN to BSN program at the College of Nursing was designed for LPNs to obtain their BSN. Three current students, James Williams, Toni Hall and Colleen M. Barrett, shared with us about their experiences in the program.
As wounded victims came pouring into the civilian hospital in Kharkov after the Ukraine war began in February 2022, Artem Riga initially was the only surgeon on duty. Some colleagues were fleeing the country and others were delayed because of the intense shelling. Doctors had to ration food and medical supplies, performing surgery in body armor, with sandbags on the windowsills of the operating room. A sudden attack significantly damaged his hospital and left patients covered in broken glass and other debris. Amid this chaos, Riga had to teach patients to care for their own wounds.