Dr. Julie Hansen graduated from the University of Utah with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree. She practiced as a registered nurse for approximately 20 years at St. Mark’s hospital and specialized in women’s health, including high-risk pregnancy, delivery, and neonatal complications.
Throughout her nursing career, Dr. Hansen has been an advocate for women’s health and healthcare education. In 2007, she began her career in nursing education at Ameritech College of Healthcare and held several positions including Nursing Program Director and Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Hansen was instrumental in gaining the nursing program’s initial accreditation from the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.
Recognizing the importance of lifelong learning, Dr. Hansen completed both a Master’s Degree in Nursing and a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree. She has developed several nursing curricula with a focus on holism and she continues to teach and promote holistic nursing concepts in her practice. She is board certified by the American Holistic Nurses Association as an Advanced Holistic Nurse. Dr. Hansen believes wholeheartedly that the focus on health and healing must embrace healing the whole person as its goal. According to Dr. Hansen, “Advancing the concept of holism in healthcare will translate to an empowered workforce that provides person-centered care, embraces wholeness, and enacts a paradigm-shift to a healthier world.”
