| Education |
- AD: Nursing, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
- MS: Nursing, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
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Credentials
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- Certified Family Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center
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| Honors, Awards, and Recognitions |
- Carolina Cup Award for Outstanding Resident Teaching. Presented by the class of 2007 and 2009, Department of Family Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine.
- Chair, North Carolina Nurses Association Council of Nurse Practitioners, 2006-2010.
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners State Award for Excellence, 2010.
- Fellow, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 2011.
- North Carolina Representative to the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 2012-2013.
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| Professional Interests |
- Primary care orthopaedics
- Sports medicine
- Wilderness and travel medicine
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Regulation
- Educational models for clinical practice
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| Academic Appointments |
| 1986-1993 |
Registered Nurse; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN |
| 1994-1995 |
Nurse Practitioner; Developmental Evaluation Center, Raleigh, NC |
| 1995-1996 |
Nurse Practitioner; Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, UNC School of Medicine |
| 1996-2000 |
Nurse Practitioner; Department of Family Medicine, UNC School of Medicine |
| 2000-2010 |
Clinical Assistant Professor; Department of Orthopaedics, UNC School of Medicine |
| 2005-2010 |
Clinical Assistant Professor; UNC School of Nursing |
| 2006-present |
Adjunct Faculty; Department of Family Medicine, UNC School of Medicine |
| 2010-present |
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, UNC School of Medicine
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| 2010-present |
Clinical Associate Professor, UNC School of Nursing
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