Today marks nursing leader Dr. Carol Porter’s last day at the Mount Sinai Health System. In keeping with the 2016 Levy Library Year of the Nurse campaign and to honor her significant contribution to the Mount Sinai community, we present a two part blog post featuring Dr. Porter. Part 1 explores her numerous career achievements at Mount Sinai and beyond. Part 2 is an interview in which Dr Porter discusses the challenges and rewards she has experienced over the course of her incredible career.
Carol, here’s to you!
Carol Porter, DNP, RN, FAAN
Chief Nursing Officer / Senior Vice President
Edgar M. Cullman, Sr. Chair of the Department of Nursing
Associate Dean of Nursing Research and Education
Dr. Porter is the inaugural Edgar M. Cullman, Sr. Chair of the Department of Nursing. She has had a major impact in fostering the professional growth of our Department of Nursing as evidenced by sustaining our American Nurses Credentialing Center Nursing Magnet-designated status continuously since 2004.
In 2006, Dr. Porter was appointed as the Chief Nursing Officer at MSH and in 2009 she also assumed responsibility for nursing practice in the Department of Nursing at Mount Sinai Queens (MSQ). The culmination of this partnership resulted in a first Magnet designation for MSQ as a component of the third Magnet designation for MSH in 2014. This achievement reflected tremendous gains in nursing practice and quality at MSQ under Dr. Porter’s leadership.
As the Associate Dean for Nursing Research and Education and the Director of the Center for Nursing Research and Education (CNRE), she has developed and shaped our Global Nursing Leadership Academy. The Academy has become a destination partnership for over 230 nursing leaders worldwide, managing our ongoing international nursing relationships and programs for nursing leadership.
Dr. Porter has academic appointments at the University of Hong Kong, Tung Wah College, the Institute of Advanced Nursing Studies in Hong Kong, and at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio. She is a Wharton Nurse Executive Fellow, a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and a graduate of the International Council of Nurses Global Nursing Leadership Institute in Geneva. Dr. Porter is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nurses and a member of the Academy’s Expert Panel for Building Health Care System Excellence.
Focused on innovative approaches to improving patient experience, Dr. Porter led the implementation of Relationship Centered Care at both The Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai Queens. With the creation of the Mount Sinai Health System, Dr. Porter was appointed in 2013 as the Chair of the Nursing Quality Leadership Council, unifying all nurse executives and focusing on patient care and improving nursing outcomes.
In addition to her numerous leadership roles and accomplishments, Dr. Porter remains intimately involved with critical issues in nursing through her own research, which focuses on the effect of collaborative partnerships between clinical nurses and management on nurse satisfaction, turnover and nursing practice. Carol has focused on teamwork among all staff to enhance our provision of quality patient care in a positive work environment.
Dr. Porter earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice from Case Western Reserve University and her Master’s in Public Administration- Health Administration from Rutgers University. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from William Paterson University.