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Debra Whitney-Galvin
Looking for a jobDirector Nursing Academic Services
Collaborative, outcome-driven healthcare executive with expertise in designing and scaling evidence-based workforce programs.
United StatesDirector Nursing Academic Services at Orbis Education
Experience
Director Nursing Academic Services
Provide strategic, financial, and operational leadership for a nursing program with a $3M budget, 35 staff, and 227 students. Built the team and infrastructure for growth, expanded clinical partnerships from 12 to 46+ sites, maintained NCLEX pass rates above national benchmarks, and advanced curriculum, accreditation, and simulation excellence.
LeadershipProgram ManagementAccreditationCurriculum DevelopmentStaff DevelopmentClinical PartnershipsStudent MentoringNCLEX Preparation
Professional Development Specialist
Responsible for three essential system-wide priorities: ensuring best practice and optimizing patient outcomes by addressing QSEN data impacting NSI’s; leading nursing governance; and transforming patient education into superior health literacy for entire healthcare system.
Evidence Based PracticeNursing Clinical GovernanceHealth LiteracyPatient EducationResearchProject ManagementRegulatory Compliance
Education Coordinator
Education consortium in partnership with HCMC and the Minneapolis VA providing ongoing education to nursing staff. Faculty for didactic content including Evidence-Based Practice, Post-Surgical, Preceptor, Advanced Critical Care, and simulated learning.
Curriculum DevelopmentSimulationDidactic TeachingEvidence Based PracticeCritical Care
Director of Education, Interim
Interim Dual Appointment. Responsible for creating continuing education and staff development of hospice team to comply with CMS requirements. Created a gap analysis to create efficiencies and methods to justify effectiveness of education vs. management.
Continuing EducationStaff DevelopmentCMS ComplianceGap AnalysisCollaboration
Track Chair, interim
Served concurrently as interim track chair while maintaining director duties. Responsible for accelerated track of BSN program including operational management, program leadership, faculty and staff supervision, student success, curriculum development, accreditation and compliance.
Operational ManagementProgram LeadershipFaculty OversightCurriculum DevelopmentAccreditationCompliance
Affiliate Faculty
Facilitate learning for students in an accelerated pre-licensure nursing program while fostering an inclusive learning environment. Provide detailed formative feedback supporting student growth.
TeachingSimulationCurriculum DevelopmentMentorshipNCLEX Preparation
Adjunct Faculty
Served as community adjunct faculty for prelicensure nursing, RN to BSN, and direct-entry MSN students. Didactic instructor for leadership hybrid course for RN to BSN students and lab instructor for entry-level MSN students.
TeachingCurriculum DevelopmentRubric DevelopmentOnline Education
Education
Walden University
Master of Science in Nursing Education from Walden University.
Ursuline College
Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Ursuline College.