Melanie McKee Smith

Melanie McKee Smith received her Juris Doctorate from the Widener University-Delaware School of Law, and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Gwynedd Mercy University. She was a Registered Nurse and specialized in critical care and emergency care nursing in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Ms. Smith became a certified Occupational Health Nurse and provided consultative services to industry and businesses as an insurance loss prevention specialist. While working full time, she attended law school in the evenings and on weekends, and so understands first-hand the commitment and rigors of the adult learner. After law school, Ms. Smith was licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and was an associate lawyer with a civil defense litigation firm in Philadelphia. She then returned to healthcare, directing the risk management department for a large multihospital system in the Denver area. When Ms. Smith’s family moved away from Colorado, she began teaching online courses for Regis. She primarily teaches the course on the Foundations of Health Law. Today, Ms. Smith lives in Omaha, NE and loves to spend time with her husband, teenage daughter and delightful mini schnauzer.