Dr. Deborah Whalen

Associate Professor

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Biography

Deborah Whalen is a Clinical Associate Professor at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine with a focus on Cardiovascular Medicine. She holds an MBA from Boston College, an MS from Boston University, and a BS from Georgetown University. Deborah has extensive experience in Advanced Practice Degree Nursing and was a Commonwealth Fund Nurse Executive Fellow. Her expertise includes Cardiovascular Nursing and Quality Improvement, with a notable achievement as the Project Lead for Boston Medical Center's Cardiac Monitoring Alarm Initiative, which has been recognized nationally and has served as a model for significantly reducing alarm fatigue. She has received numerous awards for quality work, including accolades from the American Heart Association and America's Essential Hospitals. Currently, her work emphasizes reducing heart failure readmissions and developing quality tools like Mortality Dashboards to identify opportunities for preventing avoidable mortalities. Additionally, she is an active faculty member at the BU Quality Hub and is enrolled in the Advanced Coaching Certification Program at Columbia University to enhance her coaching capabilities for Advanced Practice Providers and individuals pursuing personal and professional goals.

Research Interests

Requirements for Boston University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.88
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
Application Checklist
  • Personal statement
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Resume
  • LSAT or GRE scores
  • Transcripts through LSAC
Specialization Notes

Department of Law offers JD, LLM, and Master's in Study of Tax Law.