As we celebrate Nurses Month, we at USAHS wanted to get a sense of what a typical workday is like for a nurse manager. We asked alum Ahnnya Slaughter, DNP, to tell us all about a day in her life. Dr. Slaughter graduated in 2021 from USAHS’ Doctor of Nursing Practice program, the Nurse Executive role specialty.
Coming from a military family, she began working at a VA hospital in the Los Angeles area 30 years ago as a critical care RN. “Veterans deserve the best care,” she says. “My calling wasn’t to be in the military. This is my way of being able to serve the country.”
Over the years, she worked her way up, through positions such as informatics specialist, deputy nurse executive, and director of clinical staff development. She began Read more
MSPT, University of Findlay
MBA with emphasis on Health Care Management, University of Phoenix
Bachelors in Anthropology with concentration in Archaeology, University of California, San Diego
Research Interests
Education
Innovation
Areas of Expertise
Administration and ManagementGross anatomyTherapeutic exercise
Jorge Sarmiento joined the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences in the spring of 2013 as a contributing faculty member teaching Administration and Management. He became a core faculty member in fall 2017 teaching Therapeutic Exercises, Biomechanics, and Administration and Management. He also assists in gross anatomy lab.
Prior to joining the university, he worked as a physical therapist in his own private practice in which he treated orthopaedic and neurologically impaired patients. He has more than 20 years of experience in the physical therapy field, including outpatient, inpatient rehabilitation, acute rehabilitation, pediatrics, and geriatrics. He received his initial training as a physical therapy specialist in the U.S Navy. He assisted in developing the first physical therapy clinic for the U.S Navy Special Forces – Navy SEALs and BUDS (Basic Underwater Demolition) trainees in Coronado, California. He is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), as well as its California chapter (te CPTA) and the American Association of Anatomists.
