Holly Rector, DNP, RN-EC, AGACNP-BC, A-GNP

Holly Rector graduated from the University of Virginia with her Master of Science in Nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice degrees. During her doctorate, she was also an Interprofessional Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Scholar which provided her with additional training in interprofessional collaboration and quality improvement methodology. Her dissertation focused on enhancing patient engagement for individuals hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction.

Holly currently practices as an Adult Nurse Practitioner in Cardiology at Women’s College Hospital (WCH) and is appointed as Adjunct Faculty at Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing. In her current role, Holly’s quality improvement and research interests are focused on program evaluation of a discharge heart failure clinic and virtual coronary artery disease clinic. She is also interested in evaluating of the patient experience and enhancing patient engagement.   In addition to her clinic work, she regularly volunteers as an Interprofessional Education Facilitator for the University of Toronto healthcare disciplines and is involved in the Quality Improvement Research Committee at WCH.