Dr. Ruth Chen

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Dr. Chen is the Assistant Dean, Academic Resources and Department Education Coordinator for the School of Nursing (SON) at McMaster University. Dr. Chen completed her Bachelor’s degree in Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California at Berkeley, her Master of Science in Nursing from Yale University, and her PhD in the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Health Research Methodology Program, at McMaster University. In Dr. Chen’s previous clinical practice, she has held nurse practitioner/clinical nurse specialist positions in the areas of anesthesia/pain management and in pediatric cardiology. Ruth’s primary teaching responsibilities are with the undergraduate and graduate nursing programs programs at McMaster University. In the Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Programs at McMaster, Ruth teaches the Leadership and Management in Health Professions Education course in the the Master of Health Sciences Education Program.