{"id":34818,"date":"2025-06-03T16:34:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T21:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcjvs.edu\/?p=34818"},"modified":"2025-06-03T16:34:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T21:34:05","slug":"advancing-nursing-education-at-mccc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcjvs.edu\/?p=34818","title":{"rendered":"Advancing Nursing Education at MCCC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Medina County Career Center | Ohio Technical Center Welcomes New Director of Nursing Education, Tina Myers<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As the Medina County Career Center | Ohio Technical Center (MCCC | OTC) continues to expand its healthcare education programming for adult learners, strong leadership is more vital than ever. This spring, MCCC | OTC proudly announced a major step forward with the appointment of <strong>Tina Myers,<\/strong> MSN, RN, CNEcl, as the new <strong>Director of Nursing Education<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Myers brings a wealth of nursing experience to the role, most recently serving as Clinical Assistant Professor at Ashland University\u2019s Mansfield campus. With a specialized background in labor and delivery and post-partum care, her professional journey includes earning a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The University of Akron and a Master of Science in Nursing from Indiana Wesleyan University. She also holds certification as an academic clinical nurse educator, further enhancing her ability to support both students and faculty.<\/p>\n<p>Her path into nursing was shaped by her own experience as an adult learner. Myers began her nursing education in her 30s, while balancing family responsibilities and a career outside the healthcare field, including working for Westfield Companies and running an in-home daycare. This personal journey gives her a unique understanding of the challenges adult learners face\u2014and a deep commitment to supporting them as they pursue their healthcare careers.<\/p>\n<p>A lifelong resident of the area and a graduate of <strong>Black River High School,<\/strong> Myers brings a strong connection to the local community. Her husband, Walt, is a graduate of MCCC\u2019s Carpentry program, and both of their daughters, Julia and Lauren, attended Black River schools. Her return to serve the community she calls home is a source of great pride and motivation.<\/p>\n<p>In her new role, Myers is focused on advancing the accreditation process for the <strong>LPN program<\/strong> at MCCC | OTC, as well as enhancing the curriculum and supporting the continued growth of all adult healthcare programs, including<strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mcjvs.edu\/?page_id=21974\"> Certified Nurse Aide<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mcjvs.edu\/?page_id=114\">Medical Assisting<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mcjvs.edu\/?page_id=103\">Dental Assisting<\/a><\/span>, and <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mcjvs.edu\/?page_id=21970\">Phlebotomy Technician<\/a><\/span><\/strong>. She is known for her approachable, open-door leadership style, and is committed to creating an inclusive, supportive environment for students and staff alike.<\/p>\n<p>When not at work, Myers enjoys spending time with her family, scrapbooking, and traveling\u2014her most recent adventure taking her to Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Tina Myers brings energy, compassion, and a deep love of the nursing profession to her new role. We are excited to welcome her to the MCCC | OTC team and look forward to the positive impact she will have on our healthcare education programs and the adult learners we serve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medina County Career Center | Ohio Technical Center Welcomes New [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34819,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"Tribe__Tickets__Commerce__PayPal__Main","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ae"],"ticketed":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcjvs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcjvs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcjvs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcjvs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcjvs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34818"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mcjvs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34821,"href":"https:\/\/mcjvs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34818\/revisions\/34821"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcjvs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/34819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcjvs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcjvs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcjvs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}