Perspectives from the Class of 2025
Columbia Nursing celebrates all of our students graduating this month! Graduates of our Masters Direct Entry (MDE), Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), PhD, and Masters in Advanced Clinical Management and Leadership (ACML) programs told us why they chose Columbia and how their education has prepared them to excel as clinicians, scholars, leaders, and policy makers.
Oludayo Akinboboye
DNP Nurse Anesthesia ’25
I chose Columbia primarily because they offer a robust education grounded in clinical excellence, diversity, and leadership development.
Pierce DiMauro
DNP Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner ’25, Palliative Care DNP Fellow ’25
Nursing remains the backbone of our health care system, and nurses will continue to be called upon to develop and implement solutions to the many challenges our health care system faces.
Danica Dorlette
PhD ’25
I am passionate about leveraging real-world data to generate meaningful evidence that supports the development of safe therapies that are both effective and accessible to the patients who need them most.
Madison Horton
PhD ’25
I believe in the power of human resiliency. As a nurse, I am honored to help patients and communities adapt to health changes and challenges in a way that promotes quality of life, fulfillment, and empowerment.
Tamar MacCallan-Finkelman
Masters Direct Entry ’25
It is always stimulating and challenging, the education is of the highest quality giving me the best preparation possible, and the seamless transition to DNP sets me up to pursue my long-term goal of becoming a nurse practitioner.
Benedda Sabino
MS in Advanced Clinical Management and Leadership ’25
All these experiences compelled me to take this step forward in my career, mostly to challenge my inner critic, but also to give me confidence in becoming a change agent.