Transforming Clinical Education During a Global Pandemic: Building New Approaches to Clinical Education

Melissa Rembish1, Marianne Snyder, Dawn Sarage

  • 1About the Authors The authors are faculty at the University of Connecticut School of Nursing, Storrs, Connecticut. Melissa Rembish, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CHSE, is an assistant professor. Marianne Snyder, PhD, MSN, RN, is assistant professor and director, CEIN/BS Accelerated and Traditional Undergraduate Programs. Dawn Sarage, MSN, RN, CMSRN, CNL, CHSE, is a clinical instructor. Nancy Spadafora, MSN, RN, CPAN, is a clinical instructor. Ivy M. Alexander, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, is professor and director, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Track. For more information, contact Melissa Rembish at melissa.rembish@uconn.edu .

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