Seminole State College has named Dr. Misty Gray to the position of Acting Nursing Director. Gray replaces Crystal Bray who is leaving the college to accept a position as the Nursing Education Consultant with the Oklahoma Board of Nursing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gray has 16 years of experience in home health and hospice, orthopedics, surgery, NICU, nursery, post-partum and emergency nursing. She has also spent seven years as a nursing instructor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She graduated with her associate degree in nursing from SSC and holds a bachelor\u2019s, a master\u2019s and her doctorate from St. Gregory\u2019s University, Oklahoma Baptist University and Grand Canyon University, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She also has extensive experience working with state and national accrediting bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are very fortunate to have Dr. Gray at the college and appreciate her willingness to take on this critical role on campus,\u201d SSC President Lana Reynolds said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During her first week as Director, Gray hosted area nursing and health care professionals serving as an advisory board for the program for a luncheon on campus. Those in attendance<\/p>\n\n\n\n
included: Cathy Broome, Shawnee CNO, SSM Health; Holly Kirkland, Hospice Coordinator, SSM Health; Christa Williams, AHEC\/Student Coordinator, McAlester Regional Health Center; Megan Moore, Nurse Educator, McAlester Regional Health Center; Dr. Darcy Duncan, Director\/Associate Professor, School of Nursing, East Central University; Ashley Fichtner, Director of Partner School Outreach, Gordon Cooper Technology Center; Molly Delaney, Instructor, Wes Watkins Technology Center; Alma Reagan, Emergency Department Director, SSM Health; Brandi Ray, Director of Nursing, Creek Nation Community Hospital in Okemah; and Leah Burns, Education Manager, Bethany Children\u2019s Health Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reynolds said the College was appreciative of Bray\u2019s long-time service as an instructor and recently as director of the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe want to thank Ms. Bray for her tireless efforts to carry this important program out of the dark days of the COVID pandemic and to lead a great team in producing knowledgeable and caring nurses,\u201d President Reynolds said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier in the fall semester, SSC\u2019s nursing program was awarded a congressionally directed grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration in the amount of $1,050,000. The grant is set to bring transformative changes to the department, focusing on the development and expansion of simulation labs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gray previously served as a Simulation Lab Coordinator at East Central University and is certified in Simulation Instruction and Management from Robert Morris University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe believe her expertise will be instrumental in utilizing new technologies in the classroom and preparing the next generation of nurses,\u201d President Reynolds said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Seminole State College has named Dr. Misty Gray to the position of Acting Nursing Director. Gray replaces Crystal Bray who is leaving the college to accept a position as the Nursing Education Consultant with the Oklahoma Board of Nursing. Gray has 16 years of experience in home health and hospice, orthopedics, surgery, NICU, nursery, post-partum … Continue reading SSC Welcomes New Nursing Program Director<\/span>