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CON preceptors honored for dedication in education On Oct. 8 the College of Nursing held a Preceptor Recognition and Appreciation Reception. The following preceptors were chosen for their dedication in educating MUSC CON students: Karen McHugh has worked in the MUHA Institute of Psychiatry in various roles and is the nurse manager of an inpatient unit. She has initiated course work in the graduate program and will be pursuing her master's degree in nurse administration. Janine Brenton is the pediatric nurse practitioner in the pediatric clinic at the Charleston Naval Base. She received her BSN from Mercy College and her MSN from Emory University. “Students in the pediatric nurse practitioner Program who have had clinical with her say she is an excellent PNP role model,” said Georgette Smith, R.N., PNP track coordinator. Edmund Rhett Jr., M.D., has been a pioneer and advocate for nursing practice and education. In his private practice, he was the first to hire a nurse educator for his obstetric and gynecological patients. In 1989 he led the movement to grant nurse-midwives privileges at East Cooper Hospital. Since that time Rhett has practiced with three nurse-midwives, who also hold faculty appointments at the CON. CON nurse-midwifery graduate and undergraduate students continue to rotate through the nurse midwifery practice. Friday, Nov. 5, 2004 Catalyst Online is published weekly, updated as needed and improved from time to time by the MUSC Office of Public Relations for the faculty, employees and students of the Medical University of South Carolina. Catalyst Online editor, Kim Draughn, can be reached at 792-4107 or by email, catalyst@musc.edu. Editorial copy can be submitted to Catalyst Online and to The Catalyst in print by fax, 792-6723, or by email to petersnd@musc.edu or catalyst@musc.edu. To place an ad in The Catalyst hardcopy, call Community Press at 849-1778.