William Hartland Jr. PhD., CRNA

Associate Professor / Director of Education

whartlan@vcu.edu

VCU School of Allied Health Professions
Department of Nurse Anesthesia
1200 E. Broad St. Box 980226
Richmond, VA 23298-0026
Phone: (804) 828-9808

Dr. Hartland is the Director of Education and also serves as the Chairman of the Admission and Academic Standing Committees for the Department of Nurse Anesthesia. He holds a B.S. in Biology form Gordon College, Wenham, Mass; a B.S.N. from TCU, Fort Worth, Texas; a certificate of Nurse Anesthesia from the Harris Hospital Methodist School of Nurse Anesthesia, Fort Worth, Texas; a M.S. in Health Science Instruction from TWU, Denton, Texas; and a Ph.D. in Adult Education and Training from VCU, Richmond, Virginia. Dr. Hartland's professional interests/research include classroom/clinical teaching effectiveness with the use of 'Trigger Films' and patient safety. Patient Safety Research, in conjunction with Dr. Biddle and Dr. Fallacaro, have focused on the use of 'Patient Safety Vignettes' as a patient safety teaching methodology. Dr. Hartland has published and lectured locally and nationally on topics related to his research and areas of interest.