About the School of Health Sciences

Community Relationships

To stay on the cutting edge of nursing education and the nursing profession, and to keep connected and engaged with our community, the School of Health Sciences has formed valuable partnerships with clinical agencies, and with professionals from the community who serve as advisory board members, guest lecturers, student mentors, and consultants to improve our nursing curriculum.

 

 

Advisory Board

 

Comprised of nurse executives from some of the top health care providers in the Northwest region, the Advisory Board provides valuable insight into current program issues and upcoming initiatives.

 

Read more about the Advisory Board from a recent Nursing Notes article.

 

Current members include:

Scott Alleman,  R.N.	Senior Vice President, Patient Care Services	Valley Medical Center
Sherry Del Bene, M.N., R.N. , C.C.N.A.	Director of Patient Care Services	University of Washington Medical Center
Jennifer Graves, R.N.	Administrative Nursing Director	Swedish Medical Center
Lillian Hayashi, B.A., N.H.A.	Executive Board Member	Kawabe Memorial House
Susan Heath, P.N.P., M.N., R.N.	Nurse Executive	Seattle Children's Hospital
Marcia Johnson, M.H.A., M.N., R.N.	Vice President Patient Care Services/CNO	MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital
Deborah Kelly, M.N., R.N.	Administrative Director, Clinical Education	Virginia Mason Medical Center
Linda Latta, C.N.A.A., Ph.D., R.N.	Associate Chief Nursing Officer Clinical Practice	Seattle Children's Hospital
Karen McHenry	Director of Systems	Virginia Mason Medical Center
Paula Minton-Foltz, M.S.N., R.N.	Director Professional Practice & Educational Services	Harborview Medical Center
Darlene Takahashi, B.S., R.N.	Director of Nursing Services	Kline Galland Home
Barbara Trehearne, Ph.D., R.N.	Vice President of Clinical Excellence, Quality, and Nursing Practice	Group Health Cooperative
Sally Watkins, Ph.D., M.S., R.N.	Assistant Executive Director Nursing Practice, Eduction and Research	Washington State Nurses Association
Catherine Whitaker, M.S., M.S.N., R.N.	Chief Nursing Officer/V.P. of Patient Care Services	Overlake Hospital Medical Center

 

Practice Partners

 

Located just minutes from downtown Seattle, SHS maintains valuable partnerships with hospitals, schools, clinics, community agencies, and professional organizations throughout the city in which nursing students learn.

 

In fact, SHS maintains working relationships with more than 150 practice partners.
Instrumental in the support of SPU’s RN to BS degree completion program are the following partnerships:

• Group Health Cooperative
• Valley Medical Center

Please contact the School of Health Sciences for more information about our practice partnerships or if you want to become an SHS partner.