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Galen College Expands Access to Quality Nursing Education with New Campus in South Florida
MIAMI, FL – Galen College of Nursing has opened a new state-of-the-art campus dedicated solely to quality nursing education in South Florida.
As the largest educator of nurses in the South, Galen strives to elevate the student experience and inspire thousands of nursing students who graduate each year with licensure pass rates consistently above the national average from its six ground campuses.
The campus will offer the following programs:
- Three-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
- Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
- Licensed Practical Nurse to Associate Degree in Nursing Bridge (LPN to ADN Bridge)
As a college dedicated solely to excellence in nursing education, Galen delivers an unparalleled educational experience with extraordinary support to prepare students for distinction in practice. The 45,000-square-foot campus located in Pembroke Pines is designed to foster learning through a thoughtful blend of interactive classrooms and advanced simulation technology, compelling design, and collaborative and creative space. Created with students in mind, it is a symbol of the high-quality education Galen has provided for decades and an expression of ongoing commitment to its student body and healthcare in the community.
“We have been educating nurses for over 30 years. As the demand for nurses continues to grow, Galen College of Nursing is dedicated to meeting the evolving needs of our students and our healthcare partners for the critical development of the nation’s nursing workforce, essential to the backbone of healthcare in our country,” said Mark Vogt, Galen’s Chief Executive Officer. “As the largest educator of nurses in the South, it is incumbent on us to consistently exceed expectations in the delivery of the best nursing education possible for our students, for the healthcare systems where they’ll practice, and for the patients for whom they will care. Our potential for impact in our communities is limitless as the need for nurses has never been greater. We couldn’t be more honored and excited to continue in this journey of growth and evolution as nurse educators.”
Founded in 1989 in Louisville, Kentucky, Galen is one of the largest private nursing schools in the United States. With a sole focus on nursing education, Galen offers programs across its campuses in Tampa Bay, Florida; Louisville and Hazard, Kentucky; San Antonio, Texas; Cincinnati, Ohio; and online with post-nursing licensure education.
“Galen’s mission is to expand access to quality nursing education and prepare diverse learners to demonstrate excellence and compassion in nursing,” said Audria Denker, DNP, RN, Galen’s Executive Vice President of Nursing. “Through our ‘Pure Nursing’ philosophy, we offer our students the same care, compassion, and excellence in nursing education that is expected of them in practice. The heart of our culture revolves around it as we honor and elevate potential to help thousands of people every year change their life and enter a profession that will help make a difference in the lives of countless others.”
With four quarterly term starts per year at the campus at 1200 SW 145th Ave. in Pembroke Pines, admission for the April 1 term start is now in progress. Virtual admissions appointments can be scheduled by calling (877) 223-7040 or clicking here.
For more information, please contact Michael Rabkin, Galen College of Nursing Communications Manager.
Galen College Prepares Every Clinical Student and Clinical Faculty in Kentucky to Administer COVID Vaccines
Galen College of Nursing is the only school of nursing in Kentucky that has prepared every clinical student and clinical faculty member to help administer COVID-19 vaccinations.
Galen leadership connected with the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) and facilitated a plan for clinical students and clinical faculty to become fully prepared, trained, and registered to assist with vaccine administration throughout the Commonwealth. This will ultimately help Kentucky move quickly through the phased approach of vaccine distribution.
“We are honored that the Commonwealth of Kentucky would look to our clinical students and clinical faculty to help during this historic time,” said Audria Denker, DNP, RN, Galen’s Executive Vice President of Nursing. “Galen is proud to support the backbone of healthcare in our communities, educating nurses who are needed now more than ever. To be able to impact the lives of so many more during this health crisis speaks to the foundation of what nursing is all about, and what is at the core of Galen’s vision and mission. I have never been more proud to be part of this incredible college.”
All clinical students and clinical faculty on both the Louisville and Hazard campuses have completed training and will be registered by mid-January to assist with vaccination efforts around Kentucky.
Galen clinical students and clinical faculty are currently scheduled to assist with vaccinations in Jefferson County, and are actively working with Bullitt County to assist with vaccinations there, as well. As additional counties reach out and notify the CHFS of a staffing need, Galen officials expect more requests for assistance to come in.
For more information, please contact Michael Rabkin, Communications Manager for Galen College of Nursing.
Emily Selch named BSN Program Director for Galen’s Louisville Campus
We are pleased to announce that Emily Selch, MSN, RN, CNE has been named Program Director for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program on the Louisville campus, effective January 4, 2021.
Ms. Selch joined Galen in 2017 as faculty before being promoted to Associate Program Director of the BSN program in 2020.
She earned her MSN from Aurora University in Illinois and her BSN from the University of Louisville. She is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) at Northern Kentucky University with an anticipated completion date of May 2021.
Prior to joining Galen, Ms. Selch worked as an RN at Norton Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Kentuckiana Cancer Institute, and Norton Hospital, all in Louisville.
Nursing profession is once again the most trusted, annual poll says
Nurses are still the most-trusted professionals in the U.S., according to Gallup’s annual poll of Americans’ views on the honesty and ethics of occupational groups.
During a year in which medical workers have been even more in the spotlight because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the trust that Americans have with nurses has only gotten stronger. In fact, nurses set a new record in 2020 with 89% of respondents reporting high or very high trust, up from a previous record of 85% in 2019.
Medical doctors’ rating also improved in the past year, rising 12 points to 77%, while pharmacists’ honesty and ethics rating is up seven points to 71%.
The latest results are based on a Dec. 1-17 Gallup poll in which Americans were asked to rate the honesty and ethics of 15 different occupational groups as very high, high, average, low or very low. Gallup first conducted its Honesty and Ethics poll in 1976 and has updated it annually since 1990. A handful of professions have been on the list every year, while Gallup asks about others periodically.
Nurses have topped the list in all but one year since they were added in 1999. The exception is 2001, when firefighters were measured on a one-time basis shortly after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and received a 90% mark, the highest score to date for any profession.
Grade-school teachers (the only category of teachers measured) are the next-highest-rated profession, with 75% rating their ethics very high or high.
Members of Congress and car salespeople tie for last, with just 8% rating them highly.
For more information about the Gallup poll, please click here.
Lisa Peak named Dean of Galen’s Louisville Campus
We are pleased to announce that Lisa Peak, MSN, RN, CNE has accepted the position of Dean for the Louisville campus, effective January 4, 2021.
Lisa joined Galen in August 2008 as clinical faculty and has taught theory and clinical in both the PN (Practical Nursing) and ADN (Associate Degree in Nursing) programs. Lisa assumed the role of the PN Program Director for the Louisville campus in October 2011. Under her leadership, the Louisville PN program has achieved notable success, including consistent NCLEX® pass rates at or above the national average. In February 2018, Lisa assumed the role of ADN & PN Program Director and, in October 2020, had a successful ACEN site visit.
Lisa is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) in Executive Leadership at Bellarmine University and has held the distinguished credential of Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) since 2011.
Galen College of Nursing students have a unique learning opportunity while helping in the fight against COVID-19
As part of a joint effort with Louisville Metro Council, Galen College of Nursing students will be administering COVID-19 tests with Pearl Medical Care Center at free drive-thru testing services.
Galen faculty and students first got trained to administer COVID-19 tests when the students went back to their clinical training and the different locations required everyone to be tested. Galen reached out to Pearl Medical to help, and after testing the Galen students, Pearl then trained the students to administer tests, as well.
“Galen is proud to help in the efforts to keep our community safe and healthy, while providing a unique opportunity for our students to learn and grow,” said Audria Denker, DNP, RN, Galen College of Nursing’s Executive Vice President of Nursing. “The crisis has shone a light on the demand for nurses and the critical role they play as the backbone of healthcare. The valuable skills our students have learned and continue to learn, for their future roles in the prevention, response, and management of disease, is imperative to quality care across the country.”
For the testing, Pearl Medical provides the technology, the tests, and the supplies, while Galen College provides the people to administer the tests and collect the specimens. Pearl then runs the tests for the results.
Testing will be available:
- From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, at St. Stephen Church, 1018 S. 15th St., hosted by Metro Councilman David James
- From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, at Waggener High School, 330 South Hubbards Lane, hosted by Metro Councilwoman Paula McCraney
- Additional testing services are being planned for future dates and other locations
People are asked to wear a mask and bring a photo ID with them. People with insurance are asked to bring an insurance card. CARES Act funding is available for those who do not have health insurance.
The Three Perks of Going Back to College Later in Life
The decision to go back to school can be a tough one to make, but there are actually perks for those taking a less-traditional route. In fact, sometimes the “later-in-life” student might have some advantages over more-traditional students.
You Are Better at Managing Your Time … and Your Sanity!
Many nontraditional students have moved out of Mom & Pop’s and have been busy supporting themselves, and possibly a family. Adding college into an already-demanding schedule can seem impossible, but you have experience juggling already, so figuring this out will be a little easier for you.
Be sure you communicate with your friends and family about what you will need help with, and let them help you. And remember that nursing school won’t last forever, so these adjustments will only be temporary. (And worth it!)
You Know What You Want
An adult entering (or re-entering) the collegiate realm better understands what you want for the future, having a past or present from which you want a change.
And you understand the importance of time management in a way that applies to the real world based on your own personal experience.
Better Coping Skills
It’s safe to say that if you’re returning to school as an adult, you’ve probably been managing your own life (and maybe even the lives of your children or family members) for a while now.
You understand that it’s important to look at the big picture and are willing to work hard to do whatever it takes to get the job done. One bad grade doesn’t mean you should hang it up and quit. You have the maturity to know that it just might mean you have to ramp it up and try harder or ask for help, and you also possess the confidence which will tell you that you will succeed if you consistently improve.
Take Action Today!
So, let’s get started! Schedule that information session or follow-up appointment you’ve been putting off today. You’ve spent a lot of time cultivating the awesome adult you’ve become, and you now have the skills needed to create the life you’ve always wanted.
Yes, it might be tough but anything worth it always is. You’ve got this.
Dean Glen Cornwall focuses on ‘making progress’ wherever life takes him
What started as a two-week vacation back to the island of his birth turned into a major career opportunity for Glen Cornwall, Dean of Galen College of Nursing’s Tampa Bay Campus, and he wouldn’t change a single moment of it.
Glen was born in Antigua, then his family moved to the U.S. Virgin Islands when he was 2 years old. He started his medical career in 1985 as a Navy medical corpsman stationed with the Marine Corps. He was involved in a few combat operations – including serving in Desert Storm – before leaving the military and moving to the Tampa Bay area to work as an EMT.
One year, he and his wife went on vacation back to the Caribbean, and while in Antigua, he noticed there wasn’t a good Emergency Management System in the country. So, he reached out to the local medical director at the hospital and, as he says, “one thing led to another, and I ended up starting a new EMS program for the hospital. What started as a vacation turned into moving to Antigua for 7 years!”
Once he had the system up and running for the entire island – “you can’t tell the difference between what they have there and what we have in the U.S.,” he says – he started thinking about returning to the U.S. to continue his education. He moved back to Tampa and started by working as a paramedic while he got his nursing degree, then moved into nursing education, where he felt he could help more people.
“I started as a clinical instructor in Galen’s LPN program,” he says. “Then I was asked to take on a couple of theory courses, which then turned into most of the theory courses, along with the clinicals. Then the campus president asked me to be program director for the LPN program. At first, I said no because I loved teaching, and I walked out of his office. But when I closed the door, I stopped, and I said to myself, ‘This might be your chance to help more students. You’ll regret it if you don’t take this chance,’ so I turned back around and went back into his office and told him I’d take the job.”
Now, along with serving as Dean of Galen College’s Tampa Bay campus since December 2018, Glen is waiting to defend his dissertation to complete a Ph.D. in Nursing from Barry University. The dissertation is about the lived experience of the informal caregivers (those with no medical training) of scleroderma patients, something that hits home for him because his wife – a nurse who has dedicated her life to caring – has the rare condition.
“As a young nurse, I had a patient with scleroderma and saw what her family went through,” he says. “After my wife got diagnosed, she and I started a support group in the Tampa Bay area, and in talking with other families, we realized there are not a lot of resources. I hope this will shed some light on the condition and also share these experiences so other caregivers will be able to help their loved ones.”
Throughout his entire career, as he has traveled around the world with the military and as an accomplished musician, Glen feels there’s nothing that’s not worth trying to accomplish. But there’s one word he tries to avoid.
“I tend not to use the word ‘change,’ because in nursing, if you say you’re going to change something, everyone gets upset,” he says. “So, I tell people that we’re making progress instead, because progress goes in only one direction. After all, who’s going to be against making progress?”
Once Dean Tara Dailey ‘found her calling’ as a nurse, nothing has held her back
It took Tara Dailey, Dean of Galen College of Nursing’s San Antonio campus, a little while to find her way into the nursing field. But once she got started, she never looked back.
“I had gone to college in Texas and was working on a psychology degree, but as soon as I finished the associate’s part of it, I didn’t feel like I was making a difference, so I moved back home to Kentucky,” she says. “One of my family members was going to nursing school and suggested I go, too, and I immediately felt like I found my calling. The funny part is that I’m the only person in my family who is still in nursing!”
When asked what her favorite part of the job, she says “hands down, it’s making a difference for the students.” Normally an introverted person, she finds that being around students brings out a different side of her.
“My husband can tell when I’m in front of students or not because when I come home, if I’m bouncing, he knows I met with students that day,” she says. “They make me feel more upbeat, more positive, and happier overall. I love working with students, and I love working with faculty to help them work with the students, too. When my faculty succeed, that’s like my success, too, because the students are getting what they need.”
She started her own nursing career as a practical nurse in Kentucky in 1997, which is why she finds herself often advocating for practical and vocational nurses. She also believes in the importance of education, earning her associate’s degree from Northern Kentucky University, her bachelor’s degree from the University of Cincinnati, and her Master’s Degree from South University in Savannah, Ga. Oh, and you can call her Dr. Dailey now, since she recently earned her doctorate in Educational Leadership from American Sentinel University.
Beyond education, one of her passions is leadership, and she is constantly finding ways to combine those two in ways that will help Galen College students and faculty.
“This year I’m participating in Leadership Women Texas, a state organization covering all types of disciplines with women who get together and discuss best practices in leadership,” she says. “I’ve been able to link with lots of women, including the director of the food bank in Dallas. We had built and launched a food bank inside our campus in 2017 – over 90 students visit the food bank every month – and we are looking to see if any potential collaboration opportunities exist. This type of leadership networking allows me to tap into greater partnerships and ultimately help the students and Galen.”
Outside of work, Tara loves spending as much time with her family as she can. She has a 20-year-old who lives in Indiana and an 8-year-old son who’s getting ready to turn 9. She also said she is “addicted to baking shows, even though I can’t bake very well.” But she’s not going to be making too many sweets any time soon – now that she has finished her personal educational journey, she has been “working hard on my physical self, having lost more than 80 pounds since January, so no cake for me right now!”
No matter what she’s cooking up, you can guarantee it will be in the best interest of the students at Galen College of Nursing’s San Antonio campus.