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Dennis R. Sherrod

Dennis R. Sherrod MSN, EdD

Nursing
Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States of America

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Dr. Dennis Sherrod serves as the inaugural Forsyth Medical Center Endowed Chair of Recruitment & Retention and Professor in the Division of Nursing. His Endowed Chair position was established to research recruitment and retention issues relating to students, nursing faculty, staff nurses, and nurse managers and is the first of its kind in the nation. Dr. Sherrod joined Winston-Salem State University in 2001 and during his time here he has served as the Director of Graduate Programs, where he provided oversight for the Advanced Nurse Educator and Family Nurse Practitioner graduate programs and as the Advanced Nurse Educator coordinator.

In each of his roles, a primary focus has been classroom and clinical teaching. Currently, Dr. Sherrod teaches theory, research, informatics, and scholarly projects in the Division of Nursing. In the past he has also taught education theory, curriculum and instruction, and education practicum and residency courses in the Advanced Nurse Educator curriculum. He provides guest lectures related to nursing and health law in the Department of Healthcare Management and has taught health systems courses in the Department of Physical Therapy. In 2013, Dr. Sherrod was selected to receive the UNC Board of Governors Teaching Excellence Award.
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