I had the pleasure of being in Dr. Maryann Barra, NULD 6405: Critical Care clinical course, for the fall 2015 semester. During my time in Dr. Barra’s clinical course, I learned that she is a teacher that devotes a great amount of personal time and effort in developing daily teaching and clinical activities for student development. She believes in active teaching, demonstrated in the teaching strategies she uses to help her students achieve their goal of becoming a registered nurse. An innovative approach to teaching that Dr. Barra, implemented during our clinical was her constant hard work and networking within the hospital to get students actively involved in their learning process on as well as off the floor. This allowed us to participate
