About This Site

Sign Out is a place for our Rutgers AGACNP community to stay connected, think together, and recognize the people and milestones that matter to us.

The idea stayed with me after a conversation with a student about feeling disconnected, even within the same cohort. Between work, classes, clinical rotations, and everything else, I understand how that happens. I also remember the mentors and classmates who helped me through. We checked on each other, worked through questions, and kept each other going.

I cultivate clinicians.

That purpose guides my teaching and the conversations I hope we have here. Work ethic, integrity, and emotional intelligence matter alongside clinical knowledge. I want students to connect the dots, explain their reasoning, recognize uncertainty, and know when to ask for help.

My Acute Care Commandments carry those expectations into practice: “Inspect what you expect.” “Trust, verify, and proceed.” They ask us to look closely, question our assumptions, and take responsibility for what we do next.

Showing up for each other means listening, checking in, asking the question that makes someone think, and taking time to teach the person coming behind us. Sign Out brings that spirit to program updates, clinical questions, practical resources, and celebrations across our community.

Your questions, experiences, and ideas belong here. Reach out, contribute, and help shape what this space becomes. Stay curious. Take care of yourselves and each other.

We rise by lifting others.

Mark Karasin
Program Director, Rutgers AGACNP