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Dr. Sarah Pirani joined the University of Victoria in 2021, focusing on teaching within the Nurse Practitioner (NP) program. Her areas of expertise include simulation, NP education, primary care, mental health, and psychiatry. Dr. Pirani has held leadership roles in the NP program, such as Curriculum & Evaluation Coordinator, during which she successfully led a major curriculum revision. She served as Acting NP Program Coordinator and has previous experience as an Assistant Professor at the University of Hawaii. Additionally, she taught at McMaster University, covering both theoretical and clinical components of NP education. Dr. Pirani transitioned to nursing after graduating from Tongji University Medical School in Shanghai. She later earned her BScN from Western University, MSc and NP from McMaster University, and DNP from Chatham University, Pennsylvania. Dr. Pirani also holds a Higher Education Teaching Certificate from Harvard University and advocates for inquiry-based, student-centered teaching methods. Her teaching portfolio features foundational and advanced NP courses, emphasizing diagnostic reasoning and clinical decision-making. Dr. Pirani is engaged in several research projects aimed at enhancing teaching methods and assessing NP students' diagnostic reasoning skills, funded by recognized health research grants.
University of Victoria • Victoria, BC
Teaching courses in the Nurse Practitioner program.
University of Hawaii • Hawaii
Teaching in the NP & Doctor Nursing Practice combined program.
Department: Department of Computer Science. GRE is highly recommended for international students.