Debra Lappin to Mentor Johns Hopkins Nursing Graduate Student

Debra Lappin of B&D Consulting will be one of three high-level business executives mentoring three students from the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program, according to the Ascribe Newswire story "Executives to Mentor Hopkins DNP Students."

Established through a gift from JHUSON Professor Maryann F. Fralic, the new program offers three exceptional DNP students financial support aimed at building a year-long relationship with executive mentors from a variety of non-health care disciplines and industries, including the worlds of business, finance, entertainment, media, politics and government, science and technology. The program allows students to combine the best practices of business management, nursing leadership and executive effectiveness in their learning.

Lappin, a leading strategist in public health and science policy, is working with Beth Kilmoyer, MS, RN-BC, according to the Ascribe Newswire story. As Senior Vice President of B&D Consulting, Lappin is known for establishing innovative public-private partnerships across government, academic and nonprofit sectors to drive translation research and public health promotion and prevention.

Kilmoyer, who serves as informatics project manager at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, says that implementing future technology innovations and streamlining nursing processes requires "effective strategic planning" and "motivational visionary leadership." She is looking forward to working with Lappin on sharpening her skills in motivation, innovation and strategic policy visioning, the story reported.

"The Executive Mentorship Program is unique in that it provides an opportunity for mentors to spend quality time with a graduate student and provides funding for the students' leadership development outside the traditional work environment," said Dr. Gail Cassell, Vice President of Scientific Affairs at Eli Lilly and Company and a JHUSON Advisory Council member. Other business executives mentoring students are Cassell and Ron Shapiro of Shapiro Negotiations Institute, a global provider of training and consulting in negotiation, influencing and sales optimization.

According to Fralic, "We are deeply indebted to the world-class leaders that have agreed to be part of this program and invest their time and energy in our students. The Executive Mentorship Program offers today's leaders avenues not only to share expertise, but most importantly to engage and positively influence the professional health care leaders of tomorrow. The mentor relationship will guide these emerging nurse leaders in the development of their own executive leadership skills and their future career endeavors."