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Nightingale Podcast Episode 3

Dr. DeWitty discusses transformational leadership and why this is an important pillar of success in health care today. Transformational Leadership has taken on a new meaning, post-Covid, as we continue to face many new challenges requiring  more adaptive behaviors; we must  transform if we expect to survive. Transformative leaders must be out front and influence others to make the necessary changes to achieve goals and make an impact.

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What is Holistic Admissions Review, and Why Does It Matter?

Disparities in health and health care in the United States has been a long-standing persistent challenge for certain segments of the population that historically have received less...
Originally appeared in Journal of Nursing Education

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Leading Across Differences

The year 2011 was a significant milestone for both nursing and diversity. Over the span of that year, for the first time in history of the United States, more minority babies were born than White babies...
Originally appeared in Journal of Nursing Education

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A Seamless Progression: PreparingAccelerated Second Degree NursingStudents for Entry Into Baccalaureateand Masters Nursing Education

The New Careers in Nursing (NCIN) scholarship program provides grant support for minority, male,
and disadvantaged students to pursue an accelerated second degree in nursing...Originally appeared in Clinical Scholars Review, The Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice

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Keeping a sharp focus on advancing workforce diversity, nurses' education

Vernell DeWitty, PhD, MBA, RN, is the deputy director of the New Careers in Nursing (NCIN) program, which is funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and is housed at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing...Originally appeared in The American Nurse

Dr. DeWitty's expertise in the topics was clear, and quite valuable to our aspirations. Ability to set the tone is important, and she set a tone of high credibility/value with warmth.

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