#MeetUsMonday - Meet RN to BSN Director and Professor Malinda Whitlow

Native Texan. High school drum player. First nurse in her family, and a first-generation college student. Daughter to an exceptional South Korean single mom who learned to speak English by watching TV. Dave Matthews Band superfan. Decided to become a nurse after being hospitalized for three days in 8th grade with pneumonia. Director of the RN to BSN program, a DNP alumna, PhD student, and a steadfast UVA Health clinician before, during, and throughout the COVID-19 pandemic recently honored at UVA's final men's basketball game.

BEST PART OF HER JOB?

"My interaction with students! I love to see students have 'ah-ha' moments and apply what they learn from the classroom into the clinical setting. Faculty and staff at the School are extraordinary, too; the community feels like a second home. My colleagues bring joy to the work and teaching environment."

THE SCHOOL OF NURSING IN A SINGLE WORD?

"Transformational. The School inspires positive changes and is compassionate about the success of students, faculty, and staff. It’s also a leader in supporting students so they’re intellectually stimulated and confident in the classroom and in clinical practice.”

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