As chair of the Department of Partnerships, Professional Education, and Practice, Veronica Gutchell leads departmental faculty in UMSON’s mission of education, research and scholarship, and service.
Veronica Gutchell, DNP ’13, RN, CNS, CRNP, has been appointed chair of the University of Maryland School of Nursing’s (UMSON) Department of Partnerships, Professional Education, and Practice (PPEP).
Gutchell had served as the interim chair of PPEP since July 2023, succeeding Yolanda Ogbolu, PhD ’11, MS ’05, BSN ’04, NNP, FNAP, FAAN, the Bill and Joanne Conway Dean of the University of Maryland School of Nursing, upon Ogbolu’s appointment as dean.
PPEP, one of UMSON’s five academic departments, has a mission to support focused programs, all of which capitalize on the synergy of partnerships and collaboration, that advance the School’s strategic mission and goals. It comprises faculty who direct programs for both internal and external partners, including students, patients, and external constituents.
The department encompasses a broad array of organizational units, including the Clinical Simulation Labs, the Standardized Patient Program, the Institute for Educators, the Office of Global Health, and the Office of Professional Education, as well as the Governor’s Wellmobile Program, which offers mobile, nurse-managed primary health care to underserved and uninsured populations in Maryland while providing important learning opportunities for nursing students. PPEP also offers the Global Health Certificate and the Teaching in Nursing and Health Professions Certificate.