Gift to UCLA Nursing will create endowed chair in disability studies

The UCLA School of Nursing has received $2 million from the Shapiro Family Charitable Foundation to endow a faculty chair in developmental disability studies.The Shapiro Family Endowed Chair in Developmental Disability Studies will enable UCLA Nursing to build upon its national and international leadership and to inform care for people with developmental disabilities and their families. The gift augments the foundation ’s previous generosity to the school, which created a scholarship for nursing students and established an endowment to fund programs and activities in disability studies.“The Shapiros’ generous gifts to the UCLA School of Nursing will accelerate evidence to improve and support health care for these individuals,” said Linda Sarna, the school’s dean. “The chair and scholarships position the school as a champion to advance education, research, practice and he alth care policy in the area of developmental disabilities.”UCLA School of NursingMary Ann LewisRalph, Shirley and Peter Shapiro were inspired by the long-time work of Mary Ann Lewis, a UCLA nursing professor whose studies on nurse-managed care for the developmentally disabled resulted in health care protocols that are used by nursing students and nurses throughout California.“Individuals with developmental disabilities have a variety of health issues that are more serious and complex than those of the general population, from the moment of birth throughout their lives,” Sarna said. “Becau...
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