Stephanie Reed, RN, Clinical Educator, University of Maryland Medical Center

Perioperative staffing is a constant challenge. This presentation will discuss how partnerships with community groups and local vocational schools provide opportunities to recruit and train staff for vacancies.

Stephanie Reed has over 30 years of perioperative experience in Academic and Ambulatory Surgery Center environments, encompassing both staff and managerial roles. She practiced as a Forensic Nurse Examiner and taught Health Assessment for two semesters at Johns Hopkins University. Credentials: Diploma in Nursing at Union Memorial School of Nursing, BSN at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland, and MS in Nursing Education from Walden University. She is dual certified as CNOR and NEA-BC. Stephanie is serving as Secretary for the Baltimore Chapter of AORN.