Assistant Professor | School of Health and Sciences

Dr. Rodríguez Pérez completed her doctoral degree in Health Sciences at the University of Malaga, Spain, with a research titled “Safety Assessment in the Medication Administration Process Using an Automated Dispensing System.” She also holds a Master’s Degree in Nursing from the Medical Sciences Campus of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), with a specialization in medical and surgical nursing for adults and the elderly. At the Graduate School of Public Health of this same institution, she completed a certificate in Bioethics. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the UPR in Humacao.

She has over 20 years of experience as a registered nurse in the areas of nursing supervision and administration of training and development programs for healthcare personnel at all levels.

Research Projects

Assessing safety in the drug administration process using an automated dispensing system. PhD in Health Sciences, University of Malaga, Spain, 2017. Research Line: Methodology and research tools in the assessment of care and health outcomes.

Instrumental in the Development and Testing of Methods to Evaluate the Satisfaction of Master Program Graduates of the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, 1995

Peer-reviewed publications

Information Technology (I/T) in Nursing Education: Assessing Safety in the Process of Medication Administration Maribel Rodríguez Pérez, Zaida Vega Lugo, José P. De la Cruz Cortes, José A. González Correa. Diana Rivera Alsina & Ileanexis Torres Santiago. International Journal of Educational Excellence 2018, 4(2), 47-65 doi:10.18562/ijee.038

Rodríguez, Maribel (2012) Effective Communication according to the “Team STEPPS” Model. Impulse: Official Journal of the College of Nursing of Puerto Rico. Year XXXVll. vol.3 September 2012