Enhancing the Care of Older Adults through Innovative and Interactive Nursing Education

Charlie Dharmasukrit, PhD, RN, NPD-BC, CMSRN is a board-certified Nursing Professional Development Specialist for the Adult Acute and Transitional Care division of UCSF Health. He holds advanced certification in health system quality improvement and earned a Graduate Academic Certificate as a Health Professions Educator for completing rigorous graduate coursework in curriculum development, instruction, assessment, and educational leadership. He received recognition as a national Jonas Nurse Leaders Scholar during his doctoral program. Dr. Dharmasukrit obtained post-doctoral training in Quality Improvement as a VA Quality Scholar at the San Francisco VA Health Care System in the UCSF Division of Geriatrics. His clinical background is in Orthopedics/Trauma Nursing from UC Davis Health. He holds PhD and MS degrees in Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership from UC Davis, a BSN from CSU Sacramento, and a Bachelor of Arts in Molecular and Cell Biology from UC Berkeley. Dr. Dharmasukrit has published peer-reviewed articles surrounding innovative uses of simulation in nursing education, the "second victim" phenomenon in nursing, and in geriatric surgery with a focus on health disparities and psychosocial experiences. Dr. Dharmasukrit is passionate about patient engagement, nursing professional development, and addressing health disparities for vulnerable geriatric patients undergoing surgery.