Dr. Patricia Simino Boyce, PhD RN

University Dean of Health and Human Services, The City University of New York (CUNY)


Patricia Simino Boyce is the University Dean for Health and Human Services at the City University of New York (CUNY).  She started her career as a Registered Nurse in critical care at Bellevue Hospital followed by a series of progressive leadership positions in health care systems, state and federal government, and non-profit organizations.

Dr. Patricia Simino Boyce, PhD RN' Story

Patricia Simino Boyce is the University Dean for Health and Human Services at the City University of New York (CUNY).  She started her career as a Registered Nurse in critical care at Bellevue Hospital followed by a series of progressive leadership positions in health care systems, state and federal government, and non-profit organizations.

Dr. Boyce, a New York State Registered Nurse, started her professional career as a critical care nurse at Bellevue Hospital.  She has since held a series of progressive leadership positions in health care systems, state and federal government, and the private sector, including: New York-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital, Ernst & Young Healthcare Consulting, New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute, Massachusetts Health Policy Commission, and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Dr. Boyce earned a doctorate in medical sociology from the CUNY Graduate Center, as well as master’s degrees in community health, nursing education and sociology, and a bachelor’s degree in nursing.