Gregory Passanante, DNP, MBA, RN, CNOR, is committed, passionate, and innovative in his career as an executive leader of Shriners Hospital for Children. Recently, Passanante added another skill to his CV: thought-provoking teacher.

Over the past five decades, the study of nursing at Rutgers University–Camden has grown from a small undergraduate nursing program that occupied a few shared offices to a robust, nationally ranked school of nursing with undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs. It also is home to more than 125 clinical partners and nearly 10,000 square feet of cutting-edge clinical learning spaces.