F E AT U R E
UMSON is seeking adjunct faculty members to provide clinical instruction to entry-level students in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program and the Clinical Nurse Leader master's option. Learn more at nursing.umaryland.edu/hr.
WHY WE TEACH Long-Term Adjunct Faculty on the Rewards of Teaching BY L I B BY Z AY
UMSON employs about 220 adjunct faculty who provide clinical instruction or teach specific courses on a part-time basis. More than a fifth of these adjunct faculty have taught for six semesters or more and have a consistent record of high-quality instruction, earning them the special title of “adjunct faculty II.” We asked a few of these long-term faculty members why they choose to teach.
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James M. Earley MS ’93, RN Senior Clinical Nurse II, University of Maryland Medical Center 13 years teaching at UMSON
“Facilitating the growth and confidence of students as they become competent in providing quality patient care is now my passion. I reach many more patients through my roles as teacher and clinical instructor than I could ever reach by doing the direct care myself.”