Megan Keiser

Megan Keiser serves as Professor of Nursing and Director of the Academic Program in the School of Nursing at the University of Michigan-Flint. Promoted to full Professor in 2023 after advancing from Assistant Professor (2013-2019) to Associate Professor (2019-2023), she concurrently holds the role of Director of Undergraduate Nursing Affairs since 2017. Her clinical foundation includes Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioner experience at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital since 2001.

Her academic credentials include:

• D.N.P. in Nursing, Wayne State University (2012)
• Post-Masters Certificate as Adult Health Nurse Practitioner, California State University-Long Beach (1996)
• M.S. in Medical-Surgical Nursing, University of Michigan (1990)
• B.S.N. in Nursing, University of Michigan (1986)

Dr. Keiser's research pioneers interprofessional education through simulation and telehealth to enhance clinical teamwork, with concentrated expertise in stroke rehabilitation, geriatric trauma, and palliative care. Her work strategically addresses critical gaps in rural nursing accessibility, sexual assault nurse examination protocols, and cultural competence frameworks across healthcare settings.

Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals consistent innovation in interprofessional simulation models for stroke care and geriatric trauma management. She systematically applies telehealth and virtual reality to overcome clinical education barriers, particularly evident in pandemic-era adaptations, while driving quality improvements in home health safety and emergency department violence prevention.

Dr. Keiser leads substantial federally funded initiatives including:

• UM-FERN (HRSA, $3.94M): Expanding rural nursing workforce capacity (2024-2028)
• REU Site in Home Health Technology (NSF, $437K): Developing undergraduate research experiences (2025-2028)
• Rural SA Nurse Examiner Training (HRSA, $1.48M): Enhancing sexual assault care in underserved areas (2024-2027)

She directs community-based interprofessional partnerships like the "MoveMore" stroke rehabilitation walking program, collaborating with physical therapy and community organizations to translate research into practice across home health, emergency, and rural clinical environments.