New Mexico State University (NMSU) recently named Alexa Doig the new director of the School of Nursing for her combined experience in the fields of nursing and engineering. Doig’s career has been devoted to research, education, and increasing the quality of patient care.
Doig has spent the last 15 years as a faculty member at the University of Utah, and began her new role at NMSU earlier this month. Her research background includes a wide array of studies from NIH-funded simulation-based research to patient monitoring studies, novice nurse medication errors, and developing testing technology to help nurses triage in a hospital alarm environment.
Doig tells NewsCenter.NMSU.edu, “I’ve been passionate about helping pre-nursing students achieve their goal of getting into the nursing program and at the University of Utah developed a number of different programs for these students, including a pre-nursing learning community, an honors track in nursing, undergraduate research programs and health policy internships. What drew me to NMSU is that the university shares my vision and commitment to student engagement and student success.”
In her new role, Doig hopes to help address New Mexico’s nursing shortage by partnering with local healthcare and community groups and collaborating with other university departments. To learn more about Doig’s new role at NMSU, visit here.
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