Kim Sharkey

Email: kim.sharkey@instructor.post.edu

Education

DNP, Executive Leadership, American Sentinel University

MBA, Brenau University

B.S., Nursing, Georgia State University

Biography

Dr. Sharkey is a seasoned executive with diverse experience in nursing and hospital administration. She spent 33 years with Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, now part of Emory Health Care, and left the organization as vice president of the medicine service line and chief nursing officer. Currently, Dr. Sharkey is a clinical professor at Emory University's Neil Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing. She has been board certified as an Advanced Nursing Executive since 1995. She is a national and international appraiser for the American Nurses Association Magnet Recognition Program, which recognizes health care organizations for innovations in professional practice, high-quality patient care and nursing excellence.