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Effective last month, Leslie K. Robbins, PhD, has been appointed dean of the School of the Nursing at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). Robbins had been serving in the role in an interim capacity since September 2019.

As dean , Robbins holds the Charles H. and Shirley T. Leavell Endowed Chair II in Nursing. Robbins brings a rich 40 years of experience in nursing to her role as dean, with a focus on nursing administration and nursing education. She has been with UTEP since 2009 and played a key role in efforts to establish the university’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program in 2010.

Prior to serving as interim dean, Robbins was Associate Dean of Graduate Education and Professor of Nursing; she also held the Orville E. Egbert, MD, Endowed Chair in Nursing and Health Sciences. Robbins holds a master’s degree in nursing from UTEP and a doctoral degree in nursing from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. She is a certified adult psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner, and an adult psychiatric and mental health clinical nurse specialist.

Robbins tells elpasoheraldpost.com, “I feel honored and privileged to serve as dean of the UTEP School of Nursing. UTEP has a long history of educating highly qualified nurses and nursing leaders, and I look forward to continuing that tradition. With support from the school’s faculty, students and staff, we will continue to expand our impact on health care practices in the region by growing our undergraduate and graduate programs, creating new health-related research opportunities and developing strong community partnerships.”

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