C. Tom Bush, NP

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics

Education

Credentials

Honors, Awards, and Recognitions

Carolina Cup Award for Outstanding Resident Teaching. Presented by the class of 2007, 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 to present.

Professional Interests

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-present	Adjunct Instructor; Department of Community & Mental Health; UNC School of Nursing
1996-2000	Nurse Practitioner; Department of Family Medicine, UNC School of Medicine
2000-present	Clinical Assistant Professor; Department of Orthopaedics, UNC School of Medicine
2005-present	Clinical Assistant Professor; UNC School of Nursing
2006-present	Fellowship Director; Orthopaedic Nurse Practitioner Training Program, Department of Orthopaedics, UNC School of Medicine
2006-present	Adjunct Faculty;, Department of Family Medicine, UNC School of Medicine

Selected Publications/Presentations

Bush CT. Operative orthopaedics. In: Zychowicz ME (ed), Orthopedic Nursing Secrets. Philadelphia: Hanley & Belfus, 2003.

Bush CT. Shoulder impingement and the rotator cuff. Principles of Family Medicine Conference, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, May 2004.
Bush CT. Sports medicine in primary care. North Carolina Academy of Physicians Assistants, August 2003.
Bush CT. Primary care orthopaedics. University of North Carolina School of Nursing, November 2002.
Bush CT. Sun, snakes & bugs--Welcome to the south. North Carolina Nurses Association Spring Symposium for Primary Care Providers, April 2002.
Tick-borne diseases in North America. Family Medicine Grand Rounds, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, July 1997.

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