SGNA Annual Course Scholarship
What is the Annual Course Scholarship?
SGNA Annual Course Scholarships have been established to financially assist SGNA members with attendance at the SGNA Annual Course. Grants of will be awarded each spring to those members who meet the established criteria. The number and amount of grants awarded will depend upon funds available.
Scholarship funds will be sent to successful applications by check after the completion of the Annual Course. All applicants will be guaranteed the “early bird” registration rate if funds are not awarded.
Applicants are asked to respond to questions that reflect their commitment and participation in SGNA. Applicants who apply should be planning to attend the full Annual Course that year. All information submitted should apply January to December of the past year.
Eligibility:
You may be eligible for a SGNA Annual Course Scholarship if:
1. You have been a member of SGNA for two or more years (as of January 1st, of this Course year).
2. You must currently be employed as a caregiver in gastroenterology.
3. You will attend the full course
4. You must actively support the goals and philosophy of SGNA.
You are ineligible if:
1. You have previously received a scholarship from SGNA or the SGNA Foundation
2. You are only planning on attending optional sessions or a single day
3. You are a member of the SGNA Board of Directors
Guidelines for Completion
Any individual interested in applying for this educational scholarship must complete the application and return by March 1st.
SGNA Annual Course Scholarship Application
Type or print the information requested below
Name and Credentials: Christiana Dupeola Hinmikaiye, Bsn,Rn,Dipl
Email: Phone: +2348033789472
Home address: Plot 8,Barr Raphael Hinmikaiye Street, off pipeline road. Tanke
City: Ilorin State: Kwara Zip: +234
Employer: Federal Government of Nigeria.
Employer’s Address: University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital. Ilorin, Kwara State.
Provide the name and phone number of your immediate supervisor below:
DR M.O BOJUWOYE +2348032631175
May we contact him/her for information if needed? Yes þ No☐
Membership:
1a. How long have you been a member of SGNA? 2 years
1b. Name and number of your Regional Society : Society Of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Nurses Of Nigeria ( SOGENON).
1c. Date you renewed your membership October 2014
1d. Are you currently certified by ABCGN? ☐yes þno
2. SGNA/Regional Involvement:
2a. Did you attend last year’s Annual Course? þyes ☐no
2b. Did you attend your regional educational course(s) last year? þyes ☐no
2c. Are you a national committee chair? ☐yes þno
2d. Are you a member of a national committee? If so which one? Yes, SOGENON.
2e. Are you a regional officer? If so which position? Yes, National Treasurer.
2f. Are you a regional committee member? If so which committee? No
2g. Are you a regional division coordinator? / ☐yes / þno2h. Have you written an article for the SGNA News? / ☐yes
Yes / þ no
2i. Have you written an article for your regional newsletter? / þyes
Yes / ☐no
3. Number of years you have worked in gastroenterology or endoscopy? Six (6) years.
4. In the past year have you:
4a. Participated in the program of your regional educational course? þyes ☐no
If yes, explain your role Coordinated and hosted about 45 Nurses that attended SOGENON Scientific Conference in Kwara State, Nigeria.
4b. Participated in the program at the Annual Course? þyes ☐no
If yes, explain your role As a coordinator and a resource person. Organised the Nursing aspect of SOGHIN (Society for Gastroenterology and Hepatologist In Nigeria).
4c. Participated in the Item Writers’ workshop? ☐yes þno
If yes, explain your role
4d. Submitted and had accepted, or published an article in the Gastroenterology Nursing
Journal ☐yes þno
4e. Given an individual donation to the SGNA Foundation for Education Research?
☐yes þno
4f. Been a guest lecturer at another region’s educational course? þyes ☐no
If yes, list which regional Enugu State Scientific Conference for Endoscopy nurses.
5. Explain briefly any other contributions to SGNA and your regional society during the past year.
My main contributions to SGNA is that I endeavor to attend the 2015 annual course in Baltimore Maryland despite all financial constraints because of the value I place on the association.
My contributions to the regional society during the past year are listed as follows:
a. I am an active member
b. I am an executive member of the of the regional society and hold the post of National Treasurer.
c. I have served as a resource person in two annual conferences where I delivered papers.
d. I am the head of endoscopy unit in my hospital.
e. I was privileged to work with my state gastroenterologist and coordinated the hosting of about 200 participants including Nurses, Gastroenterologists and pathologists in Nigeria and Ghana during annual conference.
f. I coordinated the hosting of about 45 Nurses who attended the SOGENON annual scientific conference and general meeting of the association.
g. I participated in organizing a one day update course in south west region of SOGENON in Nigeria.
h. As the National Treasurer, I keep the financial books of the association.
6. Briefly explain your goals for attending this Annual Course:
As the head of the endoscopy unit in my hospital my goals for attending this annual course are:
a. To gain more knowledge and update myself in the current diagnostic and therapeutic techniques in gastroenterology.
b. To impart knowledge to my subordinates in my hospital i.e. train the trainers.
c. To network with other professional colleagues in the world for mutual exchange of ideas and knowledge.
d. To improve my practice in patients’ care.
e. Attendance at the annual conference will help me in the achievement of my hospital’s mission statement which is” total quality health care that guarantees patients, staff and student’s satisfaction”.
Applications must be received by March 1st.
Complete this form and return to: SGNA, 330 N Wabash Avenue Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60611
I understand that, if I receive an SGNA Annual Course Scholarship I am required to apply funds received toward expenses related to attending this annual course. I agree to complete a questionnaire of this scholarship program and return it within 30 days following the completion of the course (Questionnaire to be mailed after check has been issued). I agree to return to the SGNA any unused portion of the scholarship.
Signature C.D. HINMIKAIYE.