Last week, the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill inducted Nilda Peragallo Montano as the new dean of the School of Nursing. She brings immensely valuable experience from her work as a nursing professor in Australia and Chile before moving on to work at the University of Miami School of Nursing for 14 years.
After her long professional stint at the University of Miami, Montano said she wouldn’t have left the university without a good reason. UNC’s School of Nursing offers a great opportunity for her to work with an excellent nursing program. And she says, “This is a great University – historically, the first public university in the USA. It’s a privilege to be here.”
With a deep passion for teaching nursing skills to new students, she is also looking forward to the opportunity to be involved in research in an academic environment. UNC will allow her to do research to further her experience and knowledge without compromising her love for teaching. Montano values the social aspects of her new position just as much as the administrative aspects and values interacting with students, faculty, and researchers alike.
Megan William, a clinical assistant professor at the UNC School of Nursing for thirteen years, told DailyTarheel.com, “To have a leader that has great vision come to our school at this point in time – when things (are changing) on a national level (with) potential changes in the Affordable Care Act – we don’t know what’s going to happen and we need a leader with vision.”
Montano brings a new level of experience and knowledge to the UNC School of Nursing, and the staff involved in bringing her on board believes she will be monumental in moving the nursing program forward. To learn more about Montano and her new position at UNC, visit here.
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