Randolph Rasch

Randolph Rasch is dean of the College of Nursing. Previously a professor and department chair in the School of Nursing at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Rasch also had served as interim chair and visiting professor in the Department of Nursing at North Carolina Central University in Durham. In addition, he has held various professor and director positions at Vanderbilt University’s School of Nursing. His research expertise is in the areas of primary care and community health, specifically analyzing the roles, functions and appropriate skill mix for all levels of the profession. Outside of academia, Rasch has worked as a family nurse practitioner for more than 10 years and as the first statewide director of nursing services for the Tennessee Department of Correction in Nashville. He is a fellow in the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and a distinguished scholar in the National Academies of Practice.