Faculty

Diane R. Bridges, MSN, RN, CCM Assistant Professor

Professor Bridges 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.

Professor 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.

Professor Bridges is also a Certified Case Manager and has worked in this field in a supervisory/management capacity which 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. Professor Bridges joined the faculty of Rosalind Franklin University in August 2005. Professor Bridges is currently pursuing a PhD in Interprofessional Healthcare Studies.

Professor Bridges teaches HHCM 515 Healthcare Law, HHCM 517 Management Ethics, HHCM 524 Organizational Behavior and Human Resources and HHCM 590 Final Portfolio.

Adjunct Faculty

Edward Budd MSM, CPA HHCM 551 Accounting and Financial Management in Healthcare

Mickeal M. Donald MSM, BA HHCM 508 Marketing Healthcare, HHCM 519 Practice Management, HHCM 524 Organizational Behavior and Human Resources

Catherine M. Gierman-Riblon MEd, RN HHCM 520 Cultural Diversity and the Management of Healthcare Services, HHCM 523 Current Topics in Healthcare Administration and Management

Elizabeth Hartman MPH, MSN, RN Non Hospital Setting HHCM 507 Healthcare Informatics, HHCM 509 Statistics for Healthcare Administration and Managment, HHCM 518 Insurance Dimensions, HHCM 521 Evidence Based Management

Linda J. Mast PhD, FACMPE HHCM 522 Healthcare Delivery Systems, HHCM 525 Strategic Planning and Leadership in Healthcare Administration and Management

Virginia Peer MSN, RN HHCM 520 Cultural Diversity and the Management of Healthcare Services, HHCM 522 Healthcare Delivery Systems

Kimberly R. Redelsheimer MHSA, FACHE HHCM 516 Risk and Quality Management in Healthcare, HHCM 517 Managment Ethics, HHCM 525 Strategic Planning and Leadership in Healthcare Administration and Management

Joel S. Shoolin DO, FAAFP, MBA HHCM 507 Healthcare Informatics

Walena M. Valencia BSC, MBA, MSPH HHCM 551 Accounting and Financial Management in Healthcare