Lynette Santos

Lynette Santos serves as an Adjunct Clinical Instructor at the Borra College of Health Sciences within the Elizabeth T MacNeil School of Nursing. She concurrently works as an Attending RN for Northwestern Medicine’s Heart Failure Units, leveraging over eight years of clinical experience in Adult Medical Oncology since 2015.

Her research and teaching focus centers on evidence-based nursing education, specifically bridging theoretical knowledge with clinical practice. She emphasizes culturally congruent care strategies to prepare nurses for interdisciplinary healthcare roles, with clinical expertise spanning oncology and heart failure management. This dual-practice approach informs her commitment to patient-centered care in specialized medical fields.