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WilmU Faculty Spotlight: From Juvenile Diabetes Patient to Compassionate Nurse Educator

Kathryn Leach Dr. Kathryn Leach will never forget the first time she had to give herself a shot — as a scared 15-year-old hospitalized with newly diagnosed Type 1 diabetes.  “I can feel my palms getting sweaty remembering that moment and how supportive the nurse was,” she says. “I think, from that point on, I knew I wanted to go into nursing.”  Thirty years later, Dr. Leach is…
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Learn What Earning a WilmU Doctorate Can Do for You 

As a college student in Canada, Dr. Mikaela Polman wasn’t sure what career she wanted to pursue until something clicked during her last year of school. “I took two classes in organizational development, and I really loved it,” says Dr. Polman, who went…
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Health Care Heroes: How Competency-Based Education Prepares Practice-Ready Nurses

When Dr. Jason Smith dons his cap and gown at Wilmington University’s 53rd annual commencement in June, his wife and three young sons will cheer him on. At ages 8, 5 and 3, the boys don’t realize Dad would stay up studying after tucking them into bed, but they know how proud he is to receive his Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree.  “The importance of education only continues to grow…
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