The Fuld Leadership Program
Fuld Fellowships
Cicely Ross RRT, CPFT,
RCP, MMsc
Biographical Sketch
Activities and Observations in the first two months
of 2004
Biographical Sketch
Cicely Ross is a senior student from Guyana and the youngest of 19 siblings. She moved to the US when she was 18 to take advantage of more opportunities. She holds degrees in respiratory therapy, anthropology and human behavior, and ophthalmology. She has done service work in Guyana and in the US and is active in the Servant Leadership Group of the Ethics Center at Emory. Cicely has recently recovered from a serious illness. This experience has deepened her understanding of healing and nursing, and has given her a sense of “enlightenment” about how she sees her future. Upon receiving her master’s degree she plans to work with low-income women and children
Activities and Observations in the first
two months of 2004
I have been actively involved in leadership roles in Emory University Hospital, volunteer activities with the Ethic Center’s Servant Leadership group, (“Servant As Leaders” by Robert K. Greenleaf, with objectives focusing on how to stimulate thoughts and actions for building a better and a more caring society), reading and researching professional journals both inside and outside the scope of my field such as Sex Education in schools; NPR/Kaiser/Kennedy School Pool, attending seminars for continuing education programs such as empowering women in rural villages in India and other seminars series related to health care issues and disparities presented at the Rollins School of public health. Other seminars related to health issues are Diabetes, SARS, Nitric Transport and Stabilization in the Neonates, Asthma Education, and Pediatric Allergy/Pulmonary updates. These programs provide updates of current issues in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic and acute health issues.
This summer I was fortunate to participate in the Farm Worker Health Program in Moultrie Georgia; a community based health experience that focuses on serving vulnerable population. It is also a program that is based on the premise that poverty, mobility, and limited educational achievements are major causes for health disparities. Health care services were provided to the farm workers and their families to promoted health awareness in many ways through outreach and health education programs. Through this experience, I was able to offer social services to a community that is plague with health disparities.
I also had the opportunity to meet with other significant nursing leaders such as Dean Salmon, Dr Judy Wold, and Professor Ann Connor: Professor Connor and Dean Salmon are the personification of Social Responsibility. They are vigorous, ambitious, talented and persistent in leadership roles.
I am currently seeking ways to apply my knowledge and skills acquired to strengthen my own professional growth and development as well as to improve my health care delivery skills. The experiences I gathered along the way will be utilized to develop flexibility and openness to new challenges. My focus is directed towards valuable contributions on advocating for the delivery of quality of health care and the achievement of new leadership principles and practices in nursing. In the course of my work, I hope to empower poor and migratory populations to help prevent further health disparities. I intend to make my contribution towards achievement for the community by supporting and nurturing the personal, professional, and spiritual growth of those around me and foster community involvement for better health care.
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