Judy Didion was recently selected to take place as the new dean in the school of nursing at Oakland University. She is the current dean and professor of the College of Nursing at Lourdes University in Sylvania, Ohio. After eight years in her position she looks forward to the opportunity to serve as dean at a larger university.

Didion will be bringing over 40 years of experience to Oakland University. Prior to her position at Lourdes University, she held positions at the Medical College of Ohio (now Bowling Green State University), Farleigh Dickenson University, the University of Texas Health Science Center, and Owens Technical College. She holds a bachelor of science in nursing from the University of Toledo, a master of science in nursing with a clinical nurse specialist and administration specialty from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and a PhD in nursing from Duquesne University.

Looking forward to working with Oakland’s great nursing program and well-qualified faculty, Didion hopes to focus on bringing a sense of community engagement to Oakland’s larger campus. She hopes to expand her influence and work on new initiatives that a small school wouldn’t typically be involved in. Oakland’s goals for Didion include increasing the program’s visibility and increasing diversity in the nursing workforce. There is room for all programs in how they build nursing education and improve health care, so it’s all about working together, not competing against each other.

Didion will begin her new position at Oakland University on July 25.

See also
Magnet and the Advancement of the Nursing Profession
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