Faculty Overview
The MGH Institute of Health Professions School of Nursing prides itself on its faculty. Being at the hub of New England's top teaching and research medical centers and benefiting from our affiliation with the world-class Partners HealthCare, you will be mentored by premier practitioners and researchers in the nursing field.
More than 80% of faculty members hold doctoral degrees. Many are recognized nationally and internationally for their leadership as well as clinical and scholarly excellence, and are actively engaged in nursing and its associated professional activities.
Most MGH Institute School of Nursing faculty actively publish in peer-reviewed journals and textbooks and use their own real-world experience as teaching examples. As a result, you are instructed in the field's most current and relevant practices and are privy to the innovative thinking and professional and ethical standards that will define tomorrow's practices as well.
New Faculty Appointments and Promotions for 2009-2010 Year
New Faculty
Maureen Banks, MS, MBS, RN, CNNA, CHE: Clinical Assistant Professor
Jean M. Bernhardt, BSN, MSN, MHA, FNP: Clinical Assistant Professor
Kerry Decker, MSN, APN-BC,WHNP-BC, CHES: Clinical Instructor
Daniel Kane, RN, MS: Assistant Professor
Karen A. Laliberte, RN, MS: Clinical Instructor
Patrice Nicholas, DNSc, MPH, MS, BSN, RN-C: Professor
Michael Nickerson, MS, RN, FNP-BC: Instructor
Mertie Potter, DNP, RN: Clinical Professor
Faculty Promotions
Janice Goodman, RN, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, to rank of Associate Professor
Ellen Long-Middleton, RN, PhD, FNP-BC, to rank of Clinical Associate Professor
Nancy M. Terres, RN, PhD, BC, to rank of Clinical Associate Professor