Hi all,

With great pride, I share the announcements noted below with you all. Please join me in congratulating Paul and Puja.

Professor (Practical Nursing) Paul Jeffrey has successfully defended his doctorate! Paul completed the Doctor of Nursing Practice from the Sinclair School of Nursing: University of Missouri Health System. Paul’s thesis was titled Quality Improvement: A Practical Nursing Program’s Admission Test and was supervised by Dr. Harris, Dr. Sherman, and yours truly. Please join me in congratulating Dr. Paul Jeffrey on this milestone.

Professor (Baccalaureate Nursing) Puja Patel has successfully completed the Canadian Nurse Educator Certification Program and has received the noble designation of CCNE (Certified Canadian Nursing Educator). The Canadian Nurse Educator Certification Program fosters excellence in the academic nurse educator role and provides recognition and merit for the specialized knowledge, expertise, and competencies of this role in Canada. The CCNE designation indicates that the recipient has completed academic training in nursing education and is prepared to offer exceptional teaching and learning initiatives. Please join me in offering congratulations to Puja.

Jason Powell
Dean, School of Health Science