January, 2010

St. Joseph School of Nursing Selects New Director (January 27, 2010 - North Providence, RI) -- David Becker, MS, RN, CNE, has been named the Director of the St. Joseph School of Nursing. He was most recently the Dean of Health Sciences at Roxbury Community College. Becker has over 20 years of service as a military nurse in the U.S. Navy and 15 years of experience as a nurse educator and administrator in the community college system.

He is a reviewer for the American Journal of Nursing and serves on the Hartford Foundation Geriatric Nursing Education National Review Panel. He is a member of the National League for Nursing and Sigma Theta Tau, National Nursing Honorary Society.

"David brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, and talent to the School of Nursing," said John M. Fogarty, President and CEO of St. Joseph Health Services of Rhode Island. "We look forward to his leadership as we continue to educate and train nurses whose services are vitally important to the community."

This new position marks a return to Rhode Island for Becker whose first nursing assignment was at the Naval Station in Newport. It also brings Becker full circle as he is a graduate of a three year hospital-based nursing school.

St. Joseph School of Nursing is the only hospital-based nursing school in Rhode Island. Established in 1899, the school offers a three-year program leading to a diploma in nursing. It is located on the campus of Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence, Rhode Island.