Building Immunity by Building Community (BIBC)

Renee Menkens, M.S. , R.N., Assistant Professor, OHSU School of Nursing

Renee' Menkens received her AD degree from Southwestern Oregon Community College and her BS degree from Southern Oregon State College. She received her MS degree in Community Health Care Systems and her Post Master's Certificate in Nursing Education from OHSU School of Nursing. Ms. Menkens has been a faculty at OHSU in the RNBS Completion Program for eight years. She worked at Southwestern Oregon Community College as an Assistant Professor for seven years and then became a full-time instructor in the RNBS Completion Program in the summer of 2012.

Ms. Menkens teaches in NRS427 Practice Integration,NRS424I and NRS425I specialty courses, NRS411 Epidemiology and NRS412 Leadership and Outcomes Management. Ms. Menkens continues to be an active member of the Oregon Consortium for Nursing Education and currently serves as a member of the OCNE Curriculum Committee. Ms. Menkens lives in Coos Bay, Oregon and is an active member in her community. She volunteers as vice president for the Coos County Friends of Public Health, is a Coos County Community Health Improvement Coalition steering committee member and is a Medical Reserve Corp volunteer. She completed a Leadership Coos course to better understand the economic and health care issues in Coos County Oregon.

Ms. Menkens is passionate about improving the health of Oregon citizens and the residents of Coos County. She practices as an on-call RN staff nurse at the local hospital in their case Management Unit as a Discharge Calls RN. In this role she makes phone calls to patients discharged within 24-72 hours to assess their health care needs post hospitalization.

Education and training:
M.S., 1985, OHSU School of Nursing

Certifications:
Post Master’s Certificate in Nursing Education, 2004

Memberships and associations:
Coos County Friends of Public Health, Vice President