The Geri Hall Clinical Leader in Residence program was established in 2023 to support leadership development for DNP students in the College of Nursing. 

Students in this role lead projects focused on interprofessional collaboration, innovation, and community partnerships with the priority of maintaining and updating the Geri Hall Progressively Lowered Stress Threshold (PLST) Model Repository.

Current Leader in Residence

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Misty Brooks, BSN, RN, CMSRN

Misty Brooks is the Director of the RN Transition to Practice program at Veteran Affairs Central Iowa Healthcare System. She has spent the last ten years as a nurse in a variety of acute patient care settings and has been involved in program development for nurse residency, preceptors, and mentors. Misty is passionate about providing opportunities for professional development to new graduates and advancing future generations of nurses.

Currently, Misty is completing her DNP at the University of Iowa in Health Systems: Administration/Executive Leadership. While attending the University of Iowa, she has been immersed in the Csomay Center for Gerontological Excellence.

"The Csomay Center for Gerontological Excellence has provided me with the ideal setting to develop the Clinical Leader in Residency program and prepare future leaders in nursing."

Misty Brooks, BSN, RN, CMSRN

DNP '25

2023-2025 Geri Hall Clinical Leader in Residence at the Csomay Center.

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The establishment and maintenance of the Geri Hall Clinical Leader in Residence program at the Csomay Center is generously funded by Dan Hall in honor of his wife, Geri Hall.