Speakers - 2026

Biography

Sami Rahman is the Director of Simulation and Clinical Labs at Blinn College Health Science Center in Bryan, Texas. She has been at Blinn College since 2006, and is a Registered Nurse for 40 years, having a variety of experiences including Pediatric Nursing (primarily Pediatric Oncology), Intensive Care Nursing, Camp Nursing, School Nursing, Teaching (High School and College), and Home Health Care. She is a 2018 Clinical Educator Awardee through NISOD and received recognition in 2008 as an Outstanding Faculty Member at Blinn College. She participated in the initial development and expansion of simulation integration into the curriculum at Blinn College Health Science Programs. She has worked in collaboration and development for multiple simulations for student learning across the division, including the capstone for their First Semester novice nursing students and the integration of Simulated Patients. Since 2008, as a member of OADN since 2008, posters presented and several educational sessions over the years. She has also served on the OADN Education Conference Planning Committee since 2012 and now serves on the OADN Simulation Committee since 2020. Dr. Ross is a natural leader here at Blinn College, well beyond the scope of her position as Director of Nursing of the ADN Program. Her efforts have drawn many new faces into our Nursing Faculty both full-time and part-time that provides students with excellent connectivity to the present and future of nursing. Dr. Ross has taken a focused interest in our community and through a diverse Community Advisory Board to identify ways to enhance the educational environment for both the faculty and students. She remains active in the classroom as well as working in one of the regional hospitals intermittently to identify new and advancing trends in the hospital setting and practice advancements. Dr. Ross' focus has been finding funding resources beyond the College Budget to continually improve faculty and student access to updated resources like the use of Virtual nursing simulation scenarios and advance equipment while supporting our growing Standardized Patient pool for student engagement in the labs and classrooms. Dr. Ross has worked tirelessly to promote the program and all the Health Sciences. She has worked with multiple universities to bridge our students to extended education to take the next steps toward a BSN. She has authored agreements with both Sam Houston State University and Texas A&M University Schools of Nursing to create the innovative ASCEND (Aggie Student-Centered Express Nursing Degree) which is a program exclusively for Blinn Nursing to be co-enrolled in both programs to finish both their ADN and BSN Program with as few as one semester after completing their ADN. A similar program has been established with Sam Houston State University.