she realized her true passion for public health. As a result of the strong mentorship at the Area Health Education Center (AHEC), Stepney is now studying public health administration at Te Ohio State University. “Tis program changed
my life. It opened my perspective on what health care looked like, and what public health was,” she said. “Working in a hospital is great, but I know the impact that I want to have on large populations of people. I want to leverage my experiences on a broader scale to make sure that people aren’t left out when it comes to decision making.”
Small school. Big opportunities. In Charlotte, a rising health care hub, Queens offers world-class learning and provides a talent pipeline to the industry —an industry that spawns more new jobs annually than any other field. With a population of fewer than 2,500 students, Queens has fostered an environment for future entrepreneurs, doctors, and executive directors to flourish. Vincenza McEvoy ’21 knew the small school
environment at Queens would make her feel at home. “I didn’t want to be in one of those lecture halls where I sat at the back and didn’t even know my professor’s name,” she said.
Te former nursing major, who now works as a
registered clinical nurse at Duke Regional Hospital in Durham, said the clinical environment and connections to hospital networks helped prepare her for her current role on the ortho-neurosurgery floor. “Tere’s Atrium and there’s Novant, and those systems
are huge,” McEvoy said. “Tey have so many different opportunities and different units for students to experience while in nursing school. It made me feel good knowing that I was going to get good hands-on experience in really well-developed health care systems. It helped me feel like I was ready when it was time to graduate.”
In addition to clinical
hours at Novant and Atrium Health, the simulation lab at Queens provides a place for nursing students to practice various skills before applying them in the clinical setting. “Te sim lab was
a safe space that allowed us to make mistakes and learn from them without the worry of harming patients, therefore building confidence and skill set to provide higher quality patient care in clinical and after graduation,” McEvoy said.
Queens’ multidisciplinary curriculum for graduate and undergraduate students includes an online Master of Health Administration program (in partnership with the McColl School of Business), an online Master of Science in Nursing program, and bachelor’s degree programs in health sciences, human services, and sport management and exercise sciences. For the new dean of the Blair College of Health,
Jullet Davis Weaver, the high-quality faculty and programs in the Blair College were impressive and she hopes to boost awareness surrounding the excellence of its health care majors. “My overall vision for the programs within this college is to increase the visibility and the prominence of those programs,” said Davis Weaver. “I’m in the process of exploring all of those things and meeting with some of the relevant individuals to assist me in achieving that.” Most students agree that their time at Queens was special due to the tight-knit community and intimate class sizes, saying the experiences will last a lifetime. “If I could sum up Queens in one word, I would
say ‘family’ because a lot of the people that are part of my support group I met through Queens,” Stepney said. “From a personal perspective, they’ve given me the support and family beyond the classroom, beyond my undergraduate experience.”
As the sector continues to demand a greater, diverse,
and more skilled workforce, Queens generates learning opportunities that evolve to meet the needs of health care. ■
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