By Britainy Gurr
Peninsula College has welcomed a new Director for its nursing program. Alana Ludwick took over the position from Barbara Nubile, the interim director starting Jan. 4, following a broad search for a permanent director last year.
Nubile said that Ludwick is a Sequim native, but her experience is extensive far beyond the Olympic Peninsula.
She first started her schooling here, graduating with her Associates of Arts degree in 2000. She went on to attend Vanderbilt University, graduating with a Master Of Science and Doctorate of Nursing Practice.
Speaking on this, Vice President of Instruction, Sharon Buck said, “…it’s exciting how people come back with a new perspective, it’s nice to see people come back with a different perspective, nice to see someone come back in a leading capacity.”
She was also featured and congratulated on Vanderbilt’s Nursing program Twitter.
She gained medical and teaching experience during a two-year period in which she worked at the University of Washington and Harborview Medical Center’s joint inpatient Palliative Care Service. Palliative Care is highly specialized medical care for those who deal with a variety of serious illnesses.
She then went on to work as a clinical preceptor for nine years, and even opened her own private practice, furthering her expertise in management and administrative styles.
Her passion is family and community healthcare, which is apparent when one sees the work that she has done for multiple charitable school-based foundations through Group Health, including being a sole medical provider for one, and consulting for another from scratch.
“Dr. Ludwick has a wealth of broad-ranging nursing experience in both academic and clinical settings,” Luke Robins, Peninsula College President said in a press release. “Her familiarity with the college and community will further enrich our Nursing Program, and her experience building a program from the ground up will help us chart a course for future growth.”
In addition to serving as a student project advisor for Gonzaga University’s Community Health course within the RN to MSN program, Ludwick also worked as an adjunct nursing instructor for her alma mater since 2013.
“[Ludwick] has a distinguished record as a Nurse Practitioner, administrator, scholarly researcher and educator with a strong interest in family and community health,” Mia Boster, Dean for Professional/Technical and E-Learning said. “We are pleased to welcome [her] as our Director of Nursing.”