As the clinical program coordinator of UConn Health\u2019s Stroke Center, Jennifer Sposito is constantly striving to advance her education.<\/p>\n
She\u2019s on a path to obtaining her doctorate in nursing leadership at the University of Hartford, and now has the backing of the T. Stewart Hamilton Scholarship, presented to her by the Capital Area Health Consortium.<\/p>\n
In a nomination letter that chronicles Sposito\u2019s instrumental role in building and maintaining the UConn John Dempsey Hospital stroke program, Dr. Sanjay Mittal, the UConn Health Stroke Center\u2019s medical director, wrote, \u201cHer leadership skills are reflected at various levels, most notably in the successful organization of a group of stroke champions. These stroke champions disseminate education and stroke awareness to their respective floors. Leading such a group is a pathway to success for any stroke program.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe easily reaches across the length and breadth of the stroke program, effectively communicating with providers at various levels to ensure safe and timely delivery of acute and subacute stroke care to our patients,\u201d Mittal added.<\/p>\n
Also nominating Sposito was her immediate supervisor since 2018, Michelle DeLayo, director of patient safety and quality.<\/p>\n
\u201cOver the last five years I have observed Jen\u2019s exponential growth as a leader within the stroke program and quality department,\u201d DeLayo wrote. \u201cShe is remarkably thorough when investigating stroke cases, and always looks for improvement opportunities when she identifies a potential gap in care.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is an honor to have won The T. Stewart Hamilton Fellowship Scholarship and I am extremely thankful to the application committee, board of trustees, and both my sponsors, Dr. Sanjay Mittal and Michelle DeLayo, for believing in me and helping me pursue my dreams,\u201d Sposito says. \u201cThis award will help me further my studies and follow my passions of program management, process improvement and optimizing vulnerable population\u2019s health.\u201d<\/p>\n