Shalonda Wilson-Patterson
Dean of Nursing
Dr. Shalonda F. Wilson-Patterson has been a health care provider since 1988 in various administrative, clinical, and academic positions. Dr. Patterson’s experiential skills include ambulatory care, acute care, primary care, perioperative setting, and nursing academia. Her clinical passion has been primary care focused on community health in underserved/uninsured populations and onsite/near-site health centers. She is a licensed Registered Nurse and a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner advocating and addressing health disparities, social determinants of health, and health and wellness education.
Her experience in nursing education includes serving as didactic and clinical faculty, Director, and Campus Dean of Nursing for accelerated ADN and BSN registered nursing programs. In addition, she has served as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice and practicum coordinator for MSN Family Nurse Practitioner programs. In nursing academia, the primary focus has been on NCLEX-RN success, elevating programs performing below state board of nursing regulations to success and setting the bar for pass rates above 90% annually.
She volunteers as a clinical consultant for environmental services and infection control departments, where she facilitates building relationships between nursing, EVS, and infection control preventionists and C-suite stakeholders, emphasizing interdepartmental collaboration and communication to ensure improved patient outcomes.
Received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Loyola University-Chicago, Master of Science in Nursing-Family Nurse Practitioner from Saint Xavier University-Chicago, and a Doctorate in Nursing Practice with a focus on nursing education from Georgetown University-Washington, DC. Happily married for more than 25 years to Michael, has one daughter, Michaela, and a fur baby, Kaylon. Loves cruising, reading, and living each day to its fullest.
Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Loyola University-Chicago | Master of Science in Nursing-Family Nurse Practitioner, Saint Xavier University-Chicago | Doctorate in Nursing Practice with a focus on nursing education, Georgetown University-Washington, DC