Patricia A. Cholewka

Office:
» Pearl Building (P-505)

Phone:
» 718.254.5661

E-mail:
» pcholewka
   @citytech.cuny.edu

Patricia A. Cholewka

Dr. Patricia A. Cholewka, Associate Professor, NYCCT Department of Nursing, has extensive clinical experience in hospital medical-surgical nursing, managed care, healthcare quality improvement, and as a hospital informatics consultant. She has developed and taught a variety of courses in nursing and healthcare management curricula, including the NYCCT BS program course, Leadership in the Management of Client Care and an elective BS program course, Nursing Informatics. She is also a member of a team developing use of patient simulators in a dedicated Clinical Simulation Laboratory so that nursing students can universally be exposed to programmed scenarios that correlate directly with their classroom theory lectures.

Dr. Cholewka has lectured and taught internationally in Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Israel, Lithuania, and Ukraine. She received many honors as well as a U.S. Fulbright Scholar Lecture-Research Award to Vilnius University, Lithuania. She has authored articles for nursing, healthcare quality improvement, and international economic journals, reviewed healthcare management manuals, and co-authored a book on health capital and sustainable socioeconomic development.

Professor Cholewka holds an EdD in International Education Development from Teachers College, Columbia University. Her research focus is on the performance improvement of healthcare systems in post-Soviet transitional economies. She also holds an MPA in Management of Public and Nonprofit Organizations from the New York University Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, an MA in Nursing Informatics from New York University College of Nursing, and a BS in Nursing from Castleton State College.

Her professional affiliations include:

• Guest Editor, Online International Journal of Economic Development (2004)
• Nursing Practice Expert Reviewer for International Council of Nursing Practice Project (ICNP) International Council of Nurses (2003-05)
• American College of Medical Quality

• Member, Advisory Panel to the Ethics and Professional Policy Committee
• Reviewer, ACMQ Core Curriculum for Medical Quality Management (2004)

• National Association for Healthcare Quality
• Editor, Quality NETwork column, Journal for Healthcare Quality
• Consulting Editor, Journal of Baltic Studies (2000-present)
• Member Medical Reserve Corps, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (2004-Present)
• New York City Board of Elections Coordinator, Brooklyn 79ED 60AD
• Peer Reviewer, Journal of Healthcare Information Management, HIMSS (2004-present)
• Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI)
• Member Editorial Review Board, Journal of Nursing Scholarship (2000-present)

Her certifications and professional licensure include:

• NYCCT e-Professor certificate
• Board Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality, National Association for Healthcare Quality
• Certificate in Health Care Management, Baruch College, City University of New York
• Registered Professional Nurse (RN), New York State
• Board Certified in Nursing Administration, American Nurses Association

Her honors and awards include:

• U.S. Fulbright Scholar Lecture-Research Award to Vilnius University, Lithuania
• Federal Advanced Nursing Traineeship Award - New York University
• Distinguished Research Award - Teachers College, Columbia University
• Magna cum laude - Castleton State College
• Elected member, Phi Delta Kappa - International Honor Society in Education
• Elected member, Sigma Theta Tau International - Honor Society of Nursing
• Listed in the Sigma Theta Tau Media Guide to Health Care Experts
• Listed in Marquis Who's Who in: America; Medicine and Healthcare; and American Women

She serves on departmental and college committees.