MARILN MINI-WORKSHOP - MARCH 8

REGISTER HERE FOR OUR VIRTUAL MINI-WORKSHOP ON MARCH 8TH FROM 1-2:30PM!

 

Topic

Transitioning from expert clinician to novice educator: Meeting the needs of academia.

Credits Offered

This event offers 1.5 contact hours to attendees.

Purpose of Program:

The purpose of this session is to discuss how the clinical educator facilitates learning development and socialization. Training to the role of the clinical faculty member is an essential component of assuming a teaching position.  Scholars will engage in discourse regarding obstacles that occur in the transition from clinical expert to novice educator. 

Objectives of Program:

• Foster the development of the novice educator in the transition to academia.
• Discuss the need for role transition in the development of clinical faculty.
• Identify strategies to support the novice clinical educator.

 

Kimberly Dunker DNP, MSN, RN, CNE, CNEcl

Dean of Nursing, Health Science, EMS & Global Health, Pacific Union College

Dr. Dunker has served patients, students and educators for over 20 years. She currently serves as the Dean of Nursing and Health Science. She has experience in a variety of Critical Care Nursing with a specialization in Adult, Surgical, Oncology, Neurology and Cardiac Care. She is a highly experienced educator and campus leader who has championed student success and faculty development through her roles as a theory and clinical educator. Dr. Dunker is a published SIGMA author with multiple publications and was a presenter at the most recent SIGMA conference. Her Doctoral research focused on the thesis of “Empowerment of Nursing Faculty” and she is an experienced instructor in almost every curricular area of Nursing. Her leadership focuses on faculty development and servant leadership of both faculty and students.

Melissa Duprey EdD, MSN, RN, CNE

Graduate Program Director, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Melissa D. Duprey is a Clinical Associate Professor and certified nurse educator. Currently, she serves as the graduate program director for Master’s program at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. Prior to entering the faculty role, she worked in a variety of clinical settings including medsurg, surgical oncology, bone marrow transplant unit, cardiac intensive care, step down trauma unit, and post anesthesia care unit. She been teaching in the academic setting for the past 18 years in a variety of academic institutions. Dr. Duprey’s research is focused on the education of novice nurse educators and simulation strategies in nursing education as an experiential approach toward enhancing student achievement in undergraduate students. Further areas of expertise include strategies to enhance critical thinking skills and the use of innovative teaching strategies as a means of promoting student engagement and improving academic success and levels of confidence upon transitioning into actual clinical settings. She has presented her research at various conferences both regional and national, and has published in a variety of nursing journals.