08/24/2026
What an incredible way to kick off the Mission Mobile Health Conference! 💙💛
I had the honor of serving as the opening speaker, sharing a message that is at the heart of the work we do at UNCG School of Nursing Minerva’s Mobile Health:
M.O.B.I.L.E. — The Audacity to Bring Care Where It Belongs.
I was grateful to experience this conference alongside Dean Barksdale and Sarah Apel, MSN, RN, Nurse Manager, as we represented the UNCG School of Nursing and the power of nurse-led, community-centered mobile health.
But one of the most meaningful moments was welcoming Tony Guzman, a paramedic student from Guilford Technical Community College (GTCC).
Tony previously collaborated with our nursing and nurse practitioner students during our large-scale disaster preparedness training. Less than 48 hours later, she had the opportunity to see the work of UNCG School of Nursing Minerva’s Mobile Health move from simulation and training into real-time impact for her own family.
That is why we do this work.
We are not only preparing nursing and nurse practitioner students. We are intentionally creating opportunities for interprofessional education and development, because the next generation of healthcare providers must know how to learn together, communicate together, respond together, and ultimately care for communities together.
Mobile health is more than a vehicle.
It is education. Transformation. Care. Connection.
And every number we report represents a story—a person, a family, a student, a community, or a life touched because someone had the audacity to bring care where it belongs.
The number tells us HOW MANY.
The story tells us WHY IT MATTERED.
Proud to represent UNCG School of Nursing Minerva’s Mobile Health and even prouder of the students, faculty, staff, partners, and communities who keep this mission moving forward. 💙💛