Faculty Spotlight: Donna Hanly
Meet IHS adjunct instructor, Donna Hanly. Donna teaches two out of the three courses which are part of the online graduate Healthcare Leadership certificate; IHS 5201 Quality, Safety, and Service in Healthcare Leadership and IHS 5202 Financial Innovation and Growth Strategies in Healthcare. Donna also serves as a mentor and instructor for the Master of Integrated Healthcare Studies capstone course, IHS 6280.
Donna has over four decades of experience in healthcare, first as a Registered Nurse, where she developed her passion for providing high quality care for patients, families, and the community. Donna’s career then let her to a variety of roles in leadership, as Director of Critical Care and Neuroscience at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer for Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵHealth Grant Medical Center, and finally as Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive for the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵHealth system. Currently, in addition to her role as adjunct faculty for Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ University, she does coaching and consulting as a certified Leadership Coach, and also serves as Vice President for the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Board of Nursing. Read more about Donna below:
How does your past or current professional life impact the way you teach IHS courses?
Part of my role has always been to serve as a teacher and mentor, and I am pleased to be able to bring my knowledge and experience to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ University and to the courses within IHS.
What activities do you enjoy outside of work?
I am an avid golfer. My husband and I love to travel and to play new courses. I love to read and look forward to my monthly Book club providing opportunities to explore books I might not have chosen at first glance! I also enjoy outdoor activities like gardening, and just walking. What I truly enjoy most of all though, is spending time with my 4 grandchildren- a set of 3-year-old triplets, and a 5-year-old! They keep us all very active!
Donna’s IHS 5401 course is being offered Fall 2, beginning October 23. IHS 5402 will be offered Spring 1 (1/16/24-3/2/24).