Dr. Jill McElheny is a Professor in the College of Nursing. She has served for several years in nursing education and holds the Certified Nurse Educator credential. She came to CSU from Columbia International University, where she served as the founding Dean for the School of Nursing. Dr. McElheny has held various other roles in nursing education at several schools, including Colorado Christian University, where she served as the Director of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. She holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of Colorado, Bachelor and Master of Science in Nursing degrees from the Medical University of South Carolina, and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Furman University. McElheny has nearly 30 years of clinical experience as a nurse and as a nurse practitioner in a variety of different clinical settings. She is board-certified as both a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and as an Emergency Nurse Practitioner. Dr. McElheny considers nursing a calling and a ministry to others, and she enjoys sharing her faith with students. For the last 15 years, Dr. McElheny has served with Samaritan’s Purse International Relief on the medical Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) and as a medical transporter with the Children’s Heart Project, where she has served in many countries around the world. She believes in the importance of introducing nursing students to opportunities in the mission field early and often.

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