Christiana Care - Education
Dr. Vaughn V. Wright
Education Accreditation Specialist
Academic Affairs
Christiana Care Health System
4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Suite 2A00
Newark, DE 19718
Phone: (302) 733-1661
Fax: (302) 733-1068
Email: vwright@christianacare.org
Education:
BA in Communications, West Chester University, West Chester, PA 1986
MS in Health Care Administration, West Chester University, West Chester, PA 1992
EdD in Innovation and Leadership, Wilmington University, New Castle, DE 1997
Biography:
Dr Wright's education includes: a bachelor's in speech communications from West Chester University, West Chester, PA (1988), a Master's in Health Care Administration from West Chester University, West Chester, PA (1992), and an EdD in education from Wilmington College (1997). For the first 12 years of her healthcare career, she worked in healthcare administration managing and overseeing accreditation and regulatory compliance within all phases the environment of care, including serving as System Director for four hospitals in a prominent Pennsylvania healthcare system. In 2000, she switched careers to the banking industry, serving as Vice President for a major banking institution, primarily responsible for the acquisition of credit card portfolios and regulatory compliance within the banking industry. After 6 and half years in the business of Finance, she returned to and remains with her first love of healthcare administration, serving as Graduate Medical Educator at Christiana Care Health System in Newark, DE.
Dr. Wright has several publications linked with illiteracy and patient and healthcare worker safety, including a published dissertation entitled "Improving Workers Right to Know; Increasing the Comprehensibility of Material Safety Data Sheets". In addition, she has been an invited guest presenter for several lectures and workshops including AHME, May 2008.
Dr. Wright's interests continue to include corporate accreditation and regulatory compliance administration within Graduate Medical Education and the overall health care system environment.