Kathryn T Farrell

Kathryn (Katie) Farrell, MSN, RN, is an assistant clinical professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions and the track director of the Quality, Safety, Risk Management MSN program. Farrell received a BSN from Georgetown University and MSN in Health Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania. Her clinical background includes hematology/oncology and the postanesthesia care unit. Farrell worked clinically at New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center in NYC and at Penn Medicine in Philadelphia. She has an extensive background working in quality, safety and performance improvement. Farrell is Six Sigma Green Belt trained. Prior to joining Drexel University, she worked as a professional practice consultant in the Penn Medicine Health System. In that role, she developed and led many quality improvement initiatives related to patient safety, patient satisfaction and staff engagement. She has published and presented at many national and local conferences on these topics.