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Sherry Megerle

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210-567-8511

megerle@uthscsa.edu

Sherry Megerle, MSN, RN

Assistant Professor/Clinical

An accomplished Nursing Professor and Clinical Instructor with twenty-two years of nursing experience in teaching and clinical practice. 

  • Professional Background

    Education

    • 2007 - Master of Science in Nursing - Forensic Nursing - Xavier University
    • 1999 - Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing - Cebu Normal University

    Highlights

    Licensures and Certification

    • Registered Nurse
    • BLS

    Honors and Awards

    • 2022 Nominated for PNASA Board Member 
    • 2022 Best 25 Nurses of South Central Texas 2021 Nominee, San Antonio Nursing Consortium, San Antonio, TX 
    • 2021 Nominated for SAPNA Vice President Position 
    • 2021 Educator of the Year Nominee, Psychiatric Nurse Impact Awards, San Antonio Psychiatric Nurses Association (SAPNA), San Antonio, TX 

     

    Appointments

    • 2016 - present - Assistant Professor/Clinical and Coordinator - UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2016 - Program Evaluator - Western Governor’s University, Salt Lake City, UT
    • 2016 - Instructor - Galen College of Nursing, San Antonio, TX

  • Instruction & Training

    • 2022, NURS 3206 Psych and Mental Health Nursing Clinical Application, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2022, NURS 3206 Psych and Mental Health Nursing Clinical Application, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2021, NURS 3275 Psych and Mental Health Nursing Clinical Application, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2021, NURS 3274 Psych and Mental Health Nursing Theoretical Foundations, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2021, NURS 3275 Psych and Mental Health Nursing Clinical Application, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2021, NURS 3206 Psych and Mental Health Nursing Clinical Application, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2020, NURS 3274 Psych and Mental Health Nursing Theoretical Foundations, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2020, NURS 3275, Psych and Mental Health Nursing Clinical Application, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2020, NURS 3206, Psych and Mental Health Nursing Clinical Application, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2019, NURS 3274 Psych and Mental Health Nursing Theoretical Foundations, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2019, NURS 3275, Psych and Mental Health Nursing Clinical Application, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2019, NURS 3206, Psych and Mental Health Nursing Clinical Application, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2018, NURS 3274 Psych and Mental Health Nursing Theoretical Foundations, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2018, NURS 3275 Psych and Mental Health Nursing Clinical Application, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2018, NURS 3371 Foundations of Nursing Clinical Application, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2017, NURS 3275 Psych and Mental Health Nursing Clinical Application, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2017, NURS 3206 Psych and Mental Health Nursing Clinical Application, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2017, NURS 3371 Foundations of Nursing Clinical Application, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2016, NURS 3206 Psych and Mental Health Nursing Clinical Application, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing

  • Research & Grants

    Grants

    • 2020 – 2023, Funder: PCORI Grant  Dollars: $3,394,117. Title:  Fil-AM NURSES: Filipino-American Nurses United to Reaffirm Social and Emotional Support. Role: Co-Investigator (PI: J. Bluhm) 

  • Service

    Institutional

    • 2022 UT Health SA Voelcker Biomedical Research AcademyInterviewer 
    • 2020-2021, UT Health SA, Computing Resources Committee, Member 
    • 2018-present, UT SON, Admission’s Committee, Member 
    • 2018-present, UT SON, Admission’s, Evaluating Student’s for Admissions (Videos) 
    • 2017-present, UT SON, Baccalaureate Committee, Member 
    • 2017-present,  UT SON, Course Coordinator 
    • 2018, UT SON, Nurse Practitioner Lecture on Mental Health 

    Service to the Profession

    • 2018 – present, Grant Reviewer, Journal of Forensic Nursing 
    • 2017 – present, Course Coordinator, School of Nursing, UT Health SA 
    • 2011 – 2016, Course Coordinator, Galen College of Nursing San Antonio 
    • 2012 – 2016, Program Evaluator, Western Governor’s University 

    Professional Affiliations

    • 2021 – Present, San Antonio Psychiatric Nurses Association (SAPNA) 
    • 2017 – Present, Philippine Nurses Association of America 
    • 2017 – Present, American Nurses Association  
    • 2017 – Present, Texas Nurses Association 
    • 2016 – Present, American Association of Colleges of Nursing 
    • 2009 – Present, International Association of Forensic Nurses 
    • 2007 – Present, Sigma Theta Tau – Honor Society 

    Community

    • 2022 JROTC Skills Meet Volunteer JROTC, CCHS 
    • 2022 Military Ball Volunteer JROTC, CCHS 
    • 2021 COVID Vaccination Volunteer SON, UTHSA 
    • 2021 TORCH Volunteer TORCH 
    • 2021 CYO Sports Volunteer Archdiocese of San Antonio 
    • 2019, Children’s and Prison Ministry Cornerstone Church 

  • Publications

      Invited Podium Presentations  

      • 2017, Invited Speaker: Mental Health Toolbox: Stabilization for Mental Health Patients in Health Care Settings, TNA District 8 Symposium, Texas Nurses Association 
      • 2017, Invited Speaker: Opioid Abuse: Current Policies and Nursing Implications, PNASA Third Annual Conference Philippine Nurses Association