Nancy Stitt

Nancy Stitt is a Program Director at the Nazarbayev University School of Medicine. With over three decades of experience in clinical nursing and education, she has held leadership roles at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), including Advanced Clinical Education Specialist and co-founder of the International Transplant Nurses Society (ITNS). Her work spans international nursing education initiatives, evidence-based practice implementation, and transplant-related research.

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Pennsylvania State University), Master in Public Management (Carnegie Mellon University), Master of Science in Global and International Education (Drexel University)

Her research focuses on international comparative nursing education, transplantation, cultural competence development, and emerging technologies in higher education. She has contributed to literature on transplant complications, infections, and medication compliance.

Recent publications highlight trends in transplant technology, evidence-based nursing, and geriatric care management. She was awarded ANPD Board Certification as a Nursing Professional Development Specialist.

Nancy leads projects such as the Clinico-epidemiological assessment of COVID-19 infection in Kazakhstan and participates in collaborations with institutions like UPMC-Italy/ISMETT and Bokamoso Private Hospital in Botswana.