Dr. Donna R. Schumacher
Dr. Schumacher has worked in various nursing positions over the years. She has been a staff nurse and assistant Nurse Manager on the Pediatric, Intensive Care, Coronary Care, and medical and surgical units. Dr. Schumacher has worked in the academic field for more than fifteen years and has taught nursing students at the vocational, associate ,baccalaureate, and graduate degree levels.
Her experience as a nursing instructor includes teaching in the associate degree program at Austin Community College from 1988 to 2000 as well as acting as Dean of Nursing and Health Sciences from 2000 to 2002. During that time, Donna developed and implemented many curriculum changes which advanced and strengthened the nursing program.
From 2002 to the present, Dr. Schumacher has worked in various capacities for Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. In 2002, she acted as a Nursing Education Specialist for the Hematology/Oncology and Blood/Marrow Transplant Units, then from 2004-2011 moved to the role of Nursing Education Liaison and Director of Affiliated Nursing Programs. Currently, she coordinates the Mayo Multidisciplinary Simulation Center, which serves as a health education simulator for physicians and other health care disciplines.
Dr. Schumacher has proudly mentored hundreds of nurses, developed and presented more than two hundred health-related courses, published numerous articles. She currently reviews nursing simulation articles for Elsevier.
Dr. Schumacher’s educational background includes:
1981 Austin Community College Austin MN, Associate in Arts Degree (Associate Degree RN)
1988 College of St. Francis Joliet, Illinois, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
1995 Winona State University, Winona MN, Master of Science in Nursing Education
1997 Winona State University, Winona MN, Post Master of Science certificate Clinical Nurse Specialist
2005 Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO, Ph.D. in Education and Human Resource Studies
Dr. Schumacher received the following honors/awards for specialization focus in community college leadership:
2010 Mayo Quality Bronze award
2012 Mayo Quality Silver award