Holistic Admissions: Blinding the Process, Seeing Results

Paulina Van, PhD, RN, CNE entered academia after spending 20+ years in various executive-level positions in acute care, home health/public health. She held faculty or administrative positions in four major universities in California. She is currently a professor and researcher at Samuel Merritt University. Dr. Van holds notable appointments with Watson Caring Science Institute (Postdoctoral Senior Scholar and Faculty Associate). She received numerous awards for education and leadership contributions. Dr. Van served as Project Director/PI for two HRSA, Nursing Education Opportunity Program, Nursing Workforce Diversity awards. These awards have totaled over two million dollars during the period 2016 to 2021.

Paulina Van
PhD, RN, CNE
Professor, NWD Project Director/PI
Samuel Merritt University

Co-Author(s):
Tammy Valenta, DNP, FNP
Che Abram, MBA
Marcus Penn, MD, CYT, NWD