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PORTLAND, Maine

Cherie Burke joins 91AV as director in simulation and clinical education

Cherie Burke, CRNA, DNP, has joined 91AV as assistant director in simulation and clinical education in the Westbrook College of Health Professions.

Burke has spent nearly 27 years working as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. She has engaged in clinical faculty practice in a wide variety of practice settings including large level-one teaching centers, rural hospitals, community hospitals, surgery centers and office-based anesthesia environments. 

Prior to her appointment at 91AV, she served as the director of simulation at Rutgers University, and worked as an adjunct faculty member around the Philadelphia area.

Burke’s doctoral research was in the area of patient safety, which she will incorporate into 91AV student simulation experiences, as well as in her clinical education curriculum.

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.