Cecilie Varsi

Cecilie Varsi

Dean
Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
Campus Drammen (15002)

Responsibilities

  • Professor of nursing, PhD.
  • Responsible for the faculty's academic and administrative activities.
  • Responsible for overseeing the faculty's educational, research, and outreach activities, and contributing to the development and realization of USN's overarching strategies and goals.
  • Responsible for planning, implementing, quality assuring, and revising the faculty's study programs and the overall research portfolio of the faculty.
  • Responsible for the faculty's collaboration with external stakeholders and society in the region, as well as with national and international knowledge actors.
  • Chair of the Faculty board at the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences.

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POSITIONS

2023-current: University of South-Eastern Norway, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Dean.

2021-23: University of South-Eastern Norway, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Vise dean for research and entrepreneurship.

2021-23: Oslo University Hospital, Department of Digital Health Research, Senior researcher 10%.

2019-20: Oslo University Hospital, Department of Digital Health Research (previous Center for Shared Decision Making and Collaborative Care Research), Senior researcher.

2016-18: Oslo University Hospital, Center for Shared Decision Making and Collaborative Care Research, Post doctor position/Project administrator.

2009-16: Oslo University Hospital, Center for Shared Decision Making and Collaborative Care Research, Ph.D. candidate (75%)/Project administrator (25%) (The Ph.D. period was interrupted by two maternity leaves).

2007-09: Rikshospitalet HF, Center for Shared Decision Making and Collaborative Care, Project administrator.

1995-07: Rikshospitalet HF, Department of Medicine, Registered Nurse (1995-1998), Assistant Head nurse (1998-2004), Head nurse (2004-2005 and 2006-2007), Assistant Senior Nursing Officer (2004-2005).

1996-97: Ringerike hospital, Intensiv care unit, Registered Nurse.

1994-95: Akershus University Hospital, Department of Medicine, Registered Nurse.

 

EDUCATION

2009-16: Ph.D. University of Oslo/Oslo University Hospital, Center for Shared Decision Making and Collaborative Care Research. Dissertation: Implementation of eHealth patient-provider communication tools into routine practice - barriers and facilitators from the perspectives of patients, health care providers and middle managers.

2007: Project management, BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo.

2004-07: Master of nursing science, University of Oslo.

1998-2000: Organization and management, Diakonhjemmet university college, Oslo.

1991-94: Bachelor of nursing, Finnmark school of nursing, Hammerfest.

 

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