Christopher Galloway

Dr. Christopher Galloway has nearly fifteen years of experience as a professional registered nurse. He is a Doctor of Nursing practice and board-certified family nurse practitioner with strong academic and professional experience. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from University of Saint Francis in Joliet, IL. He pursued advanced degrees from Resurrection University in Chicago, IL, where he obtained his Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner in 2015; Post Graduate Certificate, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in 2022; and his Doctor of Nursing Practice, Urban Health Focus, in 2019. He is currently the Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs for the College of Nursing at Oak Point University, provides community-based care as a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, and served in the United States Army Nurse Corps for 10 years from 2011 through 2021. While at Oak Point University (formerly Resurrection University), Christopher obtained his Master Online Teacher certification from the University of Illinois, in 2016, which allows him to be an online education expert to teach and conduct course development and revision for both hybrid and online courses. He redeveloped the BSN for RN online curriculum for Oak Point University (formerly Resurrection University) as well as other individual undergraduate and graduate courses. He has had the pleasure of being a member on several committees at Resurrection University including the Online Education AQIP Committee, Graduate Council, Faculty Organization, and the Chairperson of the Academic Appeals Committee. He currently is the Chairperson of the Graduate Council and Co-Chairperson for the Oak Point University Institutional Review Board as well as a member of the Faculty Organization and DNP Task Force at Oak Point University. Most recently in 2022-2023 Christopher was the Chairperson of the CCNE Reaccreditation for the BSN and MSN programs for Oak Point University. He also supports his peers in the realm of online education to ensure that the online course offerings at Oak Point University meet and exceed credentialing requirements. He is also an ATI champion for the university and is a support for both faculty and students alike. As a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, Christopher has seven years of expertise in performing physical examinations, acute care, chronic care, dermatology, addiction, and weight management. He also obtained his Psychiatric Mental HEalth Nurse Practitioner Post-Graduate Certificate in 2022, and is awaiting a board certification testing date. He also has become a pioneer in healthcare as being one of the first nurse practitioners to open a nurse practitioner owned and operated family health practice in Illinois. His dedication to nursing and his current clinical practice allows him to remain current with his skills to better educate nursing students at all levels of higher academia. He also uses the clinic platform to precept and educate nurse practitioner students and doctoral candidates. Prior to becoming a nurse practitioner, Christopher worked for more than eight years as a registered nurse, where he has worked in several areas of nursing, including being a house operations administrator of a 500+ bed hospital and assistant manager of more than 180 healthcare staff. He has also worked as a bedside nurse in the intensive care unit, emergency department, telemetry unit, and medical/surgical unit. He served in the United States Army Nurse Corps Reserves for 10 years where he served part of his tenure as executive officer of the 801st combat support hospital, where he led more than 300 healthcare personnel. During his time in the nurse corps, he developed strong leadership and training capabilities. These skills have proved beneficial both in higher education and clinical practice. His continued goals are to care for patients in an outpatient clinic setting, educate students and the community at large, collaborate with other healthcare professionals to develop evidence-based practice models, and provide interprofessional education to improve patient outcomes. His focus is on family practice and healthcare knowledge, but also has a passion for the outer person as well. His mission, vision, and values are unique in that they can follow him throughout his career path without having to change or compromise his beliefs. Christopher is honored to be part of the medical profession as a Doctor of Nursing Practice, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with Full Practice Authority, and Educator in healthcare. He plans to carry out his professional career with the values of professionalism, respect, integrity, dedication, and education. His vision is to help others by providing physical care, educating, establishing self-worth, and building people's confidence for them to continue to care for themselves and others throughout the continuum of life. His mission is to provide excellent care