Valentine Group Health
Christopher Lance Coleman, PhD, MS, MPH, FAAN
University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing
Philadelphia, PA
Background:
Dr. Coleman is the Fagin Term Associate Professor of Nursing and Multicultural Diversity and is Co-Director of the Center for Health Equity Research at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing. He received his BS (86) from Walla Walla University, MS (91) from Oregon Health Science University and his PhD (96) with a minor in education from the University of California, San Francisco. Additionally, he completed a Post-doctoral fellowship (98) at UCLA an earned an MPH (04), from the Johns Hopkins University School of Public.
In 2007, Dr. Coleman was elected to the American Academy of Nursing for his outstanding scientific contributions. He has published research articles, book chapters, served on numerous boards and received federal funding from the NIH and intramural funding for AIDS research. Dr. Coleman’s published book Dangerous Intimacy: Ten African American men With HIV featured on Amazon.com is the result of his work with seropositive African American men. Additionally, he recently published “MANUP A Practical Guide for Men in Nursing” with Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society.
http://www.nursingknowledge.org/knowledge/man-up-4762.html
Overview:
Men in nursing have been stereotyped in reverse gender discrimination in the field of nursing. Chris Coleman discusses his personal journey of courage and determination to become a nurse. As a member of the profession who has risen to the top, he encourages others to consider this exciting career opportunity.
3 Key Points:
- Breakdown stereotypes and recognize that men are caring and compassionate nurses
- Male nurses can be advocates of Men’s Health and are often an excellent resource in assisting male patients to talk about their issues.
- Men bring needed gender diversity to a predominantly female profession.
