Elaine Ferreira

Adjunct Faculty

Shout-outs from Students and Alums

Two Simmons nursing students working together while using a laptop

Finding Purpose in Accelerated Nursing Program

Direct Entry Doctor of Nursing Practice – Family Nurse Practitioner (DNP-FNP) student Nodira Rahimhodjayeva ’26MSN, ’27DNP loves the straightforward educational path Simmons offers. She spoke with us about what drew her to nursing and the hands-on, supportive education she is receiving at Simmons.


Hunter Lynch ’26FNP

Direct Entry Nursing Student on Impacting Patient Lives

Direct entry nursing student Hunter Lynch ’26FNP works in primary care and aspires to one day become a nursing educator. We spoke with him about hands-on learning at Simmons and the rewards of the nursing profession.


Joan Vera ’27MSN

Forging a Path in Community Health

Joan Vera ’27MSN shares her experience in the direct entry Master of Science in nursing and post-graduate certificate family nurse practitioner (MSN/PGC FNP), an accelerated program for students who completed a bachelor’s degree in a field outside of nursing.