Kristin Schmidt is the Chief Nursing Officer at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, California. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from Arizona State University, a Master’s degree in business administration from Keller Graduate School and a Doctorate in nursing leadership from American Sentinel University. She has been in various executive leadership roles from CEO, COO and CNO and is online faculty for the University of Phoenix teaching organizational leadership and management courses. She maintains many professional affiliations including AONE, ACHE, and NAHQ. She is a founding board member of the Chi Alpha Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau and has published various articles on leadership in healthcare. Kristin Schmidt is the Chief Nursing Officer at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, California. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from Arizona State University, a Master’s degree in business administration from Keller Graduate School and a Doctorate in nursing leadership from American Sentinel University. She has been in various executive leadership roles from CEO, COO and CNO and is online faculty for the University of Phoenix teaching organizational leadership and management courses. She maintains many professional affiliations including AONE, ACHE, and NAHQ. She is a founding board member of the Chi Alpha Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau and has published various articles on leadership in healthcare.

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