Adejoke Ayoola

"My vision is also for the experience in the School of Health to be transformative and for our future health professionals to be well-prepared in their calling to serve as great advocates for their patients"

"One important part of HEALTH camp is leadership"

"I am motivated to act when I see people or members of my community hurting —physically, emotionally, and spiritually – and when the vulnerable population experience health challenges."

"I see health as an important part of what God wants for us."

"The idea of serving as a founding dean of the School of Health is exciting because it will provide me with opportunities to work with stakeholders to shape the School of Health’s programs."

"I love creatively designing new programmes in collaboration with people and in response to identified needs."

"I’ve seen a lot of women go through tough times."

".... I think of Christ, He’s come to give us life, so what can I do myself being a woman, and what can we do to improve women’s health?"

"Reproductive health problems are not just problems for developing nations, they are right here in Grand Rapids."

"Dr. Ayoola has prioritized interprofessional collaboration among our departments, West Michigan communities, and globally."

"Dr. Ayoola not only met but also clearly excelled in the critical leadership requirements established by the committee."

"I focus on unintended pregnancy because it was a concern from the women in our neighborhoods."

"Everything we do comes from listening to the needs of the women in these communities."

"When we asked women in the community about unplanned pregnancies, they said that we should teach them about their body. They said we should teach them about ovulation, about pregnancy symptoms, and that that would help them to plan their pregnancy."

"We visited this individual’s home, and because of the infestation we worked to help connect them to the Kent County Health Department."

"We bring in people from many departments on campus."

"Less than one percent of nurses have their terminal degree."

"We have students from all disciplines–nursing, social work, public health, biology, pre-med."

"It has been really good to see the positive ripple effects of listening to women in the community."

"It’s a positive ripple effect because it started with just listening. And because we just listened to the concerns, we tried to address the concerns, and then lead to PREKNOP, and HEALTH camp just came right out of that."

"I’m excited to see what the next step will be,” Ayoola said, “as we continue to listen to the women in our communities."

"I love creatively designing new programmes in collaboration with people and in response to identified needs. The idea of serving as a founding dean of the School of Health is exciting because it will provide me with opportunities to work with stakeholders to shape the School of Health’s programmes."

"And I think of Christ, He’s come to give us life, so what can I do myself being a woman, and what can we do to improve women’s health? Those are questions that got everything started for me."