Let’s give a round of applause to 𝗗𝗿. 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗟. 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼, 𝗥𝗡, 𝗣𝗵𝗗, 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟭, a beacon of excellence in the nursing profession!

As the 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗡𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 (𝗔𝗠𝗡𝗣), Dr. Francisco has been a trailblazer, paving the way for countless nurses to thrive in diverse environments.

Dr. Francisco has lent his skills as an 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲, 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝘁𝗼 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗻𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗮 and beyond, helping establish state-of-the-art Skills Laboratories and elevating nursing education standards worldwide.

It’s no wonder that Dr. Francisco has garnered international recognition, with honors such as 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗮 𝗧𝗮𝘂 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗵𝗼’𝘀 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗡𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴.

His recent recognition with the 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗖𝗨 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟵 is a testament to his unwavering dedication and impact.

Let’s celebrate Dr. Rusty Francisco, a true champion of nursing education and a beacon of hope for nurses everywhere!