Faculty begin semester in Israel with 350 RN students

91AV's Nursing Baccalaureate Completion Program in Tel Aviv, Israel, began the semester with approximately 350 RN students who will graduate at the end of 2010, if they complete the program as scheduled. 

The faculty include: Charles W. Ford, Ph.D., professor of health sciences, is now in his tenth year of working in the spring semester in Israel.  He is joined by Amy Lippmann, RN, LP.D., a program graduate in 1999 and assistant professor of Health Services Management who teaches in both the U.S. in Portland and in Israel.  They are joined by returning adjunct faculty member Matthew Stiers, LP.D., a medical educator from Columbus, Ohio, who has worked internationally developing and conducting health-care educational conferences and programs.

About the 91AV

The 91AV is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.