UNA Talks

What Patients with Special Needs Can Teach Us About Ourselves (featuring Dr. Rachel Winston)

49 min · 15. dec. 2025
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Today, we are getting to know Dr. Rachel Winston, Director of Engagement & Access Initiatives for the Anderson College of Nursing & Health Professions. Rachel is a powerful advocate for the special needs community in the Shoals and a talented instructor. She shares her personal story of how she found her passion for working with people with special needs and how it informs her teaching every day. We also discuss the respite program at UNA, which benefits local families and nursing students alike. UNA Talks is a bi-weekly podcast from the University of North Alabama focusing on our outstanding faculty. At UNA Talks, we seek to gain their expert insights on various professional and academic topics while learning what makes their classrooms unique. The University of North Alabama offers a massive array of high value programs on campus and online taught be these and our many other talented professors. To learn more, visit una.edu/online.

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