Diane Bridges MSN, RN, CCM is an Assistant Professor in the department and received her BSN from The University of Texas at Houston in 1976 where she attended on an academic scholarship. She received her MSN in Leadership Management from La Roche College in 2002 where she also received the Sigma Theta Tau Scholarship.

Ms. Bridges has been a nurse for 30 years with experience in Obstetrics, Neonatal Nursing, Medical-Surgical Nursing, and Orthopedics. These positions included head nurse and management roles. She taught Nursing in two programs for 8 years and was Chair for the Growing Family Course at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center St. Margaret School of Nursing.

Ms. Bridges is also a Certified Case Manager and has worked in this field in a supervisory/management capacity that included being a manager in women's healthcare at Magee Women's Hospital in Pittsburgh. She was also a case manager, in the private, state, and public sectors of case management. Ms. Bridges joined the faculty of Rosalind Franklin University as an Assistant Professor in August 2005. Ms. Bridges is currently pursuing a PhD in Interprofessional Healthcare Studies.

Contact information:

Diane.Bridges@rosalindfranklin.edu

847.578.8479