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Shari (Ellis) Kazmerchak ’89BSN is an assistant professor of nursing at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science.
Kate Dorminy ’06BSN ’10MSN became an instructor at the UCF College of Nursing. She will continue to coordinate undergraduate clinical experiences for the UCF Orlando campus.
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Laura Gonzalez ’08PhD was elected presidentelect of the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) and is now vice president of clinical learning resource at Sentinel U®. Additionally, she was part of a nursing research team that studied remote learning during the pandemic. Their work, “Interactive Video Simulation for Remote Healthcare Learning,” was published in Frontiers in Surgery.
Jason Duprat ’09BSN interviewed
Quibulah “Quib” Graham ’03BSN was appointed to corporate director of diversity and minority business development at Orlando Health.
Thomas “Tom” Weichart ’04MSN, an army veteran, former White House presidential executive nurse, and current pastor and FNP for World Clinic and AdventHealth, returned to UCF to deliver the Summer 2021 commencement address. Fameisha Williams ’06BSN ’11MSN ’15Certificate ’18DNP ’20Certificate was featured in Orlando Voyager magazine.
fellow UCF nursing alumnus Kenneth Dion ’91BSN on his Healthcare Entrepreneur Academy Podcast in April. Dion shared tips for entrepreneurs and insights
NEW FELLOWS
from his role as assistant dean for
Valerie Danesh ’03, ’06BSN, ’06MS, ’15PhD and Cathleen Wheatley ’17DNP were inducted to the 2021 Class of Fellows of the prestigious American Academy of Nursing.
business innovation and strategic relationships at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Listen to Episode 181 on jasonduprat.com
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