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Alumni Spotlight: Jonathan Morello    From a determined nursing assistant in skilled care to a Vice President overseeing population health programs, Jonathan Morello’s journey in healthcare has been shaped by persistence, adaptability, and a passion for improving patient outcomes. As a Galen alumnus, Morello’s career path started at Galen, where he found a solid foundation in
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Simulation Lab and Clinical Learning Faculty Spotlight: Courtney McCauley   At Galen College of Nursing, hands-on learning is at the heart of the student experience. No one understands that better than Courtney McCauley, Director of Simulation and Clinical Learning Laboratories. A Galen double alum with a deep passion for nursing education, McCauley has been a part
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By: Blair Mackenzie, EdD, MFA, MBA, BA A&S Professor  Nursing students juggle family, jobs, social obligations, and studying. In September 2024, students added to those obstacles a lack of electricity, internet connections, transportation, clean water, and food. Students from the areas affected by Hurricane Helene have had to drop out of nursing school because of
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Gainesville, FL — Amber Jones has made history as the first paraplegic student in a wheelchair to graduate from Galen College of Nursing in Florida. Her journey, marked by resilience and determination, began after a life-altering car accident in 2016 that left her paralyzed from the waist down. Jones could have allowed this tragedy to
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The Comprehensive Approach to Simulation-Based Learning at Galen To celebrate Healthcare Simulation Week, our latest article offers an in-depth look at Galen’s comprehensive approach to simulation-based learning. Simulation, defined as a technique to replicate real-world scenarios for training, testing, and evaluation, is not a new concept in nursing education. Galen has harnessed the power of
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Time, opportunity, and information…three essential things for a nursing student. While there are plenty of ways to obtain information, opportunity and time may be limited. Podcasts have become an increasingly popular way to maneuver around obstacles of time constraints and information overload. And, yes, there are podcasts about and for nurses and nursing students. Topics
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Student Spotlight: Nakyra Williams Nakyra Williams is a current student in Galen’s ADN program at our Cincinnati campus. There was never a question in Williams’ mind as to what her future career path would look like. Answering the Call “I feel like nursing is a field you have to be called for. It’s embedded in
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Kameron Owens is a recent graduate from the LPN to ADN Bridge Program at our Cincinnati Campus. Owens’ dedication to the nursing profession has inspired classmates and educators who have had the privilege to work alongside him. Though his time with Galen has come to a close, Owens reflects fondly on the experiences and education
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Natasha Colón is a current Tampa Bay student in our Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) program. Colón’s Galen story is one of passion, perseverance, and ingenuity. Her nursing journey began in March of 2020, just a few days prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, when she discovered that she was pregnant with her
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Student Spotlight: Joel Neuhart Joel Neuhart is a Cincinnati Campus student with a passion for education and a fierce drive to help others. Neuhart was on a hiatus from school after receiving his degree in Biomedical Science and utilized that time to research which medical field he felt a calling toward. He began researching and
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