Chair

Mission Statement -- Chair

Thelma Shobe Endowed Chair in Ethics and Spirituality

Within the mission of the University of California San Francisco School of Nursing, the commission of the Thelma Shobe Endowed Chair in Ethics and Spirituality is twofold:

Florence Nightingale viewed spirituality as both intrinsic to human nature and compatible with science.  Research during the century following her death has demonstrated the validity of her belief. Based on current and relevant research, the first mission of the Chair is to identify the spiritual dimensions of nursing practice and to provide leadership for their implementation where indicated and appropriate in the education and practice of care givers. 

Science has provided and continues to provide new and ever-more powerful technologies over the life of human beings and disease processes. The second mission of the Chair is to provide leadership in addressing the question: How should caregivers address the ethical and spiritual challenges raised by the astonishing successes of these exciting discoveries?

December 16, 2005   Thelma Cook