John C. Welch

Dr. John Welch has been with the Ohio State College of Nursing since January 2021, teaching in the DNP program and overseeing the design, accreditation and implementation of the Nurse Anesthesia track. He is also a senior nurse anesthetist in the Division of Cardiac Anesthesia at Boston Children's Hospital. Dr. Welch was the founding director of Boston Children’s Hospital's Pediatric Nurse Anesthesia Fellowship, one of the first in the nation.
Aside from pediatric and cardiac anesthesia, Dr. Welch’s academic interests include post-graduate education of pediatric nurse anesthetists, health policy, health equity and social justice. He has extensive experience in global health program development and leadership. He lived in Haiti and West Africa working for the global health nonprofit Partners In Health (PIH), where he developed nurse anesthesia training programs and oversaw the clinical operations of PIH's emergency Ebola response. A Buckeye for life, Dr. Welch has a BSN and DNP from The Ohio State University and a MS from Boston College. He’s thrilled to be on the faculty at the College of Nursing, giving back to the university he holds so dear.
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The Ohio State University College of Nursing is aiming to double undergraduate enrollment by 2027 in response to nationwide nursing shortages.
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Full-time program can be completed in as few as 18 months
A new program at The Ohio State University College of Nursing is helping students with a degree and an interest in a career in health care reach their goals at an accelerated pace.
The college launched the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (aBSN) program in 2024 for students who have finished college in a non-nursing field but desire to have a career in nursing. The full-time program can be completed in as few as 18 months.