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.

Catherine M. Gierman-Riblon, MEd, RN  Assistant Professor

Professor Gierman-Riblon received a degree in nursing  from Truman College in Chicago where she was a member of Phi Theta Kappa. She later earned her bachelor's degree with a focus in allied health education from Northeastern Illinois University and a Master of Education from Pennsylvania State University.

Professor Riblon has been a nurse for 24 years. Her experience includes in-patient  cardiac critical care, triage, family practice and internal medicine in ambulatory care settings, geriatrics in residential settings, and school nursing. Her background also includes service as Associate Dean of Nursing and Health Professions at an Illinois community college, and 19 years as Department Chair of the School of Health Sciences  in a private college in Chicago where she developed, managed, and taught healthcare education programs including health information technology, medical billing and coding, medical assisting, and therapeutic massage.

Professor Riblon has also developed curricula in nursing, pharmacy technician, medical administration, esthetics, surgical technology, and the medical imaging fields. A strong proponent of distance education and online programs, Professor Riblon earned her own master's degree entirely online through Penn State as well as a post-baccalaureate certificate in distance education. She joined Rosalind Franklin University as Assistant Professor in 2007.

Adjunct Faculty with expertise in their fields of study also teach within the Healthcare Management program.