University of Maryland's new nursing dean outlines agenda

Jane Kirschling had trapped a bug on top of her shoe and was trying to get consensus from her office staff of what exactly it was before flushing it down the toilet.

Whatever that is, we don’t save it, one woman informed the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s newest dean. Unfazed, Kirschling, who officially starts as dean of the School of Nursing Jan. 14, walked down the hall in one stocking foot to dispose of the pest.

The mark of a seasoned nurse, Kirschling isn’t afraid to get her hands…