Meet & Greet

The search committee for Dean, Health Sciences has selected Dr. Paulette Woods-Ramsey as a finalist for the position. Dr. Paulette Woods-Ramsey grew up in Detroit MI where she worked as a CST/CSFA (Certified Surgical Technologist/Certified Surgical First Assistant) for over 15 years. While working on her bachelor’s and master’s in Health Service Administration she continued her career path as an instructor, clinical coordinator and later as a Surgical Technology Program Director for 8 years working in community colleges and universities in FL, MI, and KY. During the pursuit of her graduate degree in education Dr. Ramsey decided to become more involved in the administrative side of education in hopes of serving health science programs and giving them the support to develop curriculum that is engaging, inclusive and innovative. As the Regional Director of Health Science Education, she was able to revise the Surgical Technology & Medical Assistant curriculum to improve retention, develop a Central Service Technician and Surgical First Assistant program curriculum for certificate and bachelor awards. In her current role as Dean of Health Sciences she provides leadership over 10 programs on three campuses and oversees program instruction, budgets and accreditations. Additionally, Dr. Ramsey is working on the development of health science pathways with k-12 and university partners; she is passionate about improving student success and incorporating more technology into instruction. Also Dr. Ramsey has partnered with 5 community colleges in the state of Nebraska utilizing a Perkins grant to develop interdisciplinary simulations using AR (Augmented Reality) & VR (Virtual Reality) that students will be able to utilize on their smart phones or computer. Dr. Ramsey enjoys traveling in her spare time with her husband enjoying the different cultures of the areas they visit, especially the food!

Lai'Anna D Martin

10/2/2020 5:30:00 PM