Lantern Educational was founded to meet the need for an interactive, realistic, and user-friendly educational electronic health record system for students entering healthcare professions. Our three founders each brought unique expertise in software development, pedagogical strategies to support learning, and clinical practice, resulting in an educational electronic health record system tailored to meet the needs of learners as they embark on their healthcare careers.

David Bingham Brown is a co-founder and technical lead at Lantern Educational. He has been a pioneer in online medical content delivery with over twenty years of experience at multiple American Board of Medical Specialties member boards. He holds a PhD in computer science with an emphasis on software analysis and testing, bringing a passion for high-quality software to Lantern’s development group.

Jessica Leiberg is a co-founder and vision leader who is the lead pedagogical specialist at Lantern Educational. She was awarded a PhD with a focus on nursing education practices, and also holds a clinical doctorate of nursing practice. She thinks of her education as a skeleton, and over 20 years of healthcare practice as the tissues; together, her extensive body of knowledge laid the foundation for the educational EHR that fosters practice readiness, competency achievement, and student excellence.

Jackie Christianson is a co-founder and the lead user interface specialist at Lantern Educational. She has extensive experience as a clinician and has worked in over 30 different healthcare institutions including roles in emergency medical services, laboratory services, and nursing. She holds a PhD in nursing is currently teaches both undergraduate and graduate nursing students.

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