Sharon D. McElwain, DNP
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Department:
SON-Instruction School Nursing
Email:
smcelwain@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 815-9478
Education
| UMMC, DNP, Nursing | 2013 |
| Loyola University, New Orleans, MSN, Family Nurse Practitioner | 2000 |
| Southeastern Louisiana University, BSN, Nursing | 1991 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Licensure, APRN | 12/2018 |
| Certification, ANCC | 07/2000 - 07/2020 |
Current Positions
| Associate Dean, School of Nursing | 2024 - Present |
| Associate Professor, School of Nursing | 07/2021 - Present |
| Assistant Professor, School of Nursing | 07/2017 - Present |
| Nurse Practitioner, School of Nursing | 07/2015 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Assistant Dean, UMMC, School of Nursing | 07/2021 - 2024 |
| Instructor, UMMC, School of Nursing | 07/2014 - 06/2017 |
| Nurse Practitioner, Care Here | 06/2014 - 06/2015 |
| Nurse Practitioner, UMMC, School of Nursing | 2010 - 05/2014 |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Extramural, UMMC SON Traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing Oxford Site Project, Accelerate MS | 10/2023 - 12/2026 |
| Intramural, Prevalence of asthma: outcomes of an elementary school-based asthma screening, School of Nursing | 02/2016 - 06/2017 |
Publications
Journal Article | |
| Carr, K & McElwain, S Competent Communication: Use of Video Response Technology in a Prelicensure Nursing Program Nurse Educator.2020;45(6) | 2020 |
| Tacy, J., Herrington, A., Hughes, J., Karimi, M., MacSorley, R., McElwain, S., Weiss, D., & Zhang, L Examining the use of a digital stethoscope within academia STORM, 2023, 2(2), 32-39 | |
| Tacy, J., Harrington, M. McElwain, S., & Fletcher, A Diversifying a School of Nursing (SON) in MS to represent the communities served ABNFF Journal,2023, 2(2), 28-34. | |
| Tacy, J., McElwain, S., & Fletcher, A. Strategies for success that led to a school of nursing retention of 99.98% school of nursing retention Journal of Nursing Education and Practice,2023, 13(5) | |
| McElwain, S.D., Hogg, H., & Rhodes, K An unfolding OB case study: Connecting classroom and simulation Teaching and Learning in Nursing.2023 18(2), 317-320. | |
| Rhodes, K., Carr, K., McElwain, S., & Stewart, M. Preparing for Next Generation NCLEX® through team-based learning: student perspectives and lessons learned Nursing Education Perspectives, 2023, 44(1), 49-51. doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000904 | |
| McElwain, S.D., Rhodes, K., Carr, K.L., Clayton, J.S., & Klamm, M Bridging the gap in simulation: A faculty development intervention for debriefing skills. International Journal of Nursing and Health Care Science,2022, 02(06), 2022-124. | |
| Engaging students in population health through the creation of podcasts. Nurse Educator, 2021, 46(1), 28. doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000000911 | |
| Rhodes, K., Carr, K., McElwain, S., & K. Douglas Health assessment validation: Challenging tradition. Nursing Forum. 2022, 56(2), 429-432. | |
| Hargett, J.L., McElwain, S.D., McNair, M.E., Palokas, M.J., Martin, B.S., & Adcock, D.A. Virtual reality based guided meditation for patients with opioid tolerance and opioid use disorders. Pain Management Nursing. 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmn.2022.02.005 | |
| Rhodes, K. A., Walker, J., Martin, T., McElwain, S. & Blocker, A Internet-Based recruitment strategies: considerations in populations with chronic illness. International Journal of Caring Sciences, 13(2), 828-836. | |
| Providing affirming care to LGBTQ patients. Nursing Made Incredibly Easy. 2021; 19(3):36-43 | |
| McElwain, SD, Rhodes, KR, Carr, KL, & Lawrence, MC Early Immersion Clinical Nursing Education Perspectives. 2020 | |
Book Chapter | |
| McElwain, Sharon (Gynecological Disorders) Whitworth, S & McMullan, T (book) Davis Essentials Nursing Content + Practice Questions: Maternal-Newborn Chapter 8: Gynecological Disorders | 2017 |
Presentations
| Platform Presentations, Redefining Nursing Education: A Roadmap to Competency-based Learning, AACN Transform Conference | 12/2024 |
| Platform Presentations, Trustworthy, Evidence-based, Affirming, Multidisciplinary: Pediatric Vignettes from the TEAM LGBT Clinic, 42nd Annual National Conference on Pediatric Health Care, virtual | 06/2021 |
| Facutly Development Workshop at the SON, Creating simulations to support evaluation of competencies, UMMC/SON, Jackson, MS | 12/2019 |
| Platform Presentations, Bridging the gap to practice through a faculty development workshop on debriefing, INACSL, Phoenix, AZ | 06/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, Innovation in teaching 12-month accelerated BSN students' fundamentals, AACN, New Orleans | 11/2018 |
| Faculty Development Workshop, Impact of a debriefing training workshop on faculty debriefing behaviors, SON | 03/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Using simulation to integrate spiritual and cultural care in an accelerated BSN curriculum, NCLEX Across the curriculum, Orlando | 11/2017 |
| Platform Presentations, Seeing the Big-Picture: using high-fidelity simulators and standardized patients to foster patient centered care, Human Patient Simulation Network World Conference 2017, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | 03/2017 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Prevalence of asthma: outcomes of an elementary school-based screening., Sigma Theta Tau Region 8 conference, Jackson,MS | 09/2016 |
| Poster Presentation, Prevalence of asthma: outcomes of an elementary school-based screening., National Conference for Nurse Practitioners, Orlando, FL | 05/2016 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Academy of Excellence in Education, UMMC | 2022 |
| Fellow Elevating Leaders in Academic Nursing (ELAN), American Association of Colleges in Nursing | 2021 |
| Dean's Emerging Academic Leaders Fellow, UMMC School of Nursing | 2020 |
| Norman C. Nelson Order of Teaching Excellence Award, UMMC | 2020 |
| Daisy Faculty Award, SON - Daisy | 2018 |
| First Place Poster, “Using simulation to integrate spiritual and cultural care in an accelerated BSN curriculum”, NNCLEX Across the Curriculum Conferenceurse Tim: | 2017 |
Professional Membership and Service
| SON Alumni Board, Officer, Other Officer | 2023 - 2025 |
| Baccalaureate and Higher Subcommittee, Officer, Vice President | 2022 - 2026 |
| Deans and Directors, Member | 2021 - Present |
| Sigma Theta Beta Chapter, Officer, Vice President | 2019 - 2021 |
| American Academy of Pediatrics, Member | 2015 - 2018 |
| Sigma Theta Tau Theta Beta Chapter, Member | 2013 - Present |
| MNA, Member | 2010 - Present |
| ANA, Member | 2010 - Present |
| AANP, Member | 2000 - Present |
Committee Service
| SCHOOL OF NURSING-GRADUATE ADMISSIONS AND PROGRESSION, Member | 2024 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF NURSING-GRADUATE CURRICULUM, Member | 2024 - Present |
| MEDICAL CENTER-ACCOMMODATIONS REVIEW, Member | 2024 - Present |
| MEDICAL CENTER-ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL, Member | 2024 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF NURSING-FACULTY APPOINTMENT, PROMOTION AND TENURE, Chair | 2023 - 2024 |
| SCHOOL OF NURSING-UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS AND PROGRESSION, Member | 2021 - Present |
| Advanced Practice Provider 2018 conference planning committee, Co-Chair | 2021 - 2024 |
| MEDICAL CENTER-FACULTY SENATE, Member | 2018 - 2021 |
| CE Council, Member | 2018 - 2021 |
| Advisory Council to the Center for Innovation in Nursing Education, Member | 2016 - 2018 |
| SCHOOL OF NURSING-UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM, Member | 2015 - 2018 |
| MEDICAL CENTER-HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES COUNCIL, Member | 2015 - 2018 |
| School of Nursing Practice Council, Member | 2014 - Present |
| SON Strategic Implementation Team B-1,4, Member | 2014 - 2017 |
Community Service
| TEAM Clinic, Nurse Practitioner | 08/2019 - Present |
| See, Test, and Treat | 02/2018 - Present |
| March of Dimes, Lead Volunteer | 04/2017 - 04/2018 |
| CHA Trainer, Trainer | 2016 - 12/2017 |
| Habitat for Humanity, worked on building a house | 10/2015 - 10/2015 |
| CPR instructor for UMMC Training Center, instructor BLS | 05/2015 - 05/2019 |
Other Service
| Parent Association Board St. Anthony Catholic School, VP of Communications | 06/2015 - 06/2016 |
| CPR instructor | 02/2015 - 02/2017 |
Teaching Experience
| N461, Nursing, Course, Course Director, Leadership and Management Practicum | Annual 23-24 |
| DNP 702, Nursing, Course, Secondary reviewer, Transforming Advanced Nursing Practice | Spring 2019 |
| DNP 712, Nursing, Course, DNP Scholarly Project Chair, DNP 712 | Fall 2019 |
| N434-1, Nursing, Course, Course Coordinator, Clinical Practicum I | Spring 2017 - 2017 |
| N405, Nursing, Course, Instructor, Health Assessment | Spring 2016 - 2016 |
| N413-1, Nursing, Course, Instructor, Health and Illness Across the Lifespan | Spring 2016 - 2016 |
| N434-1, Nursing, Lab, instructor, Clinical Practicum I | Spring 2016 - 2016 |
| N413-2, Nursing, Course, Course Coordinator, Health and Illness Across the Lifespan II | Summer 2016 |
| N426, Nursing, Course, Lecturer, Maternal Newborn | Fall |
| N439, Nursing, Course, Lecturer, Population Based Nursing | Fall |
| N427, Nursing, Course, Lecturer, Child-Adolescent Nursing | Spring |
| N302, Nursing, Course, Co-Coordinator, Health Assessment Throughout the Life Span | Summer |