Contact Information

Title: Clinical Associate Professor Interim Chair, Doctoral Nursing Department (9/21/09-3/28/10)
Discipline: Nursing-Innovation and Ethics
Degrees: Ph.D., APRN, MBE
Office Location: Room 1235, Bellet Bldg.
Phone: 215-762-4958
Fax: 215-762-1164
Email: vdl22@drexel.edu

Vicki D. Lachman, PhD, APRN, MBE is a Clinical Associate Professor in masters and doctoral nursing programs. Her primary appointment is in the doctoral nursing program, where she teaches ethics and mentors students. After completing her undergraduate and graduate work in nursing at the University of Pennsylvania, she obtained a doctoral degree in education from Temple University. The focus of her program was on organizational development and since then she has consulted with over 350 healthcare organizations and has given over 2,500 presentations at various organizations and conferences.

In 2002, she completed a Masters in Bioethics from the University of Pennsylvania, with a focus on the ethical issues at end-of-life. In 2008, Dr. Lachman was selected to serve on the American Nurses Association Center for Ethics and Human Rights Advisory Board. She also serves on two ethics committees and writes the quarterly Ethics, Policy and Law column in the MedSurg Nursing Journal.

Dr. Lachman has authored over 100 publications and her third book, Ethical Challenges in Healthcare: Developing Your Moral Compass, was released in June 2009 by Springer Publishing. She has appeared on TV, radio and satellite conferences discussing a variety of healthcare topics.