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BIOSKETCH<\/b><\/p>\n

Tom is an associate professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Schools of Nursing and Medicine. He earned an undergraduate degree in nursing from The University of Kentucky, a Master\u2019s degree from Vanderbilt University and a Doctoral degree from East Carolina University College of Nursing. His clinical experience ranges from critical care to primary care and he maintains a musculoskeletal practice in the Department of Orthopedics at the UNC School of Medicine where he serves as program director of the nation\u2019s only Orthopedic NP fellowship. He is a former North Carolina AANP State Representative and was inducted as an AANP Fellow in 2011.<\/p>\n

EDUCATION<\/b><\/p>\n

Associate Degree in Nursing, University of Kentucky, 1995
\nMaster of Science in Nursing, Vanderbilt University, 1992
\nDoctor of Nursing Practice, East Carolina University 2015<\/p>\n

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS
\n<\/b>Certified Family Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center<\/p>\n

CLINICAL INTERESTS
\n<\/b>Primary care orthopedics, sports medicine
\nAdvanced practice nurse regulatory models
\nEducational models for clinical practice<\/p>\n

HONORS, AWARDS, AND RECOGNITIONS
\n<\/b>Carolina Cup Award for Outstanding Resident Teaching, presented by the class of 2007 and 2009
\nDepartment of Family Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
\nChair, North Carolina Nurses Association Council of Nurse Practitioners, 2006-2010
\nAmerican Academy of Nurse Practitioners State Award for Excellence, 2010
\nFellow, American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 2011
\nNorth Carolina Representative to the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 2012-2013<\/p>\n

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS<\/b><\/p>\n

Postgraduate Nurse Practitioner Education: Impact on Job Satisfaction<\/a><\/p>\n

Postgraduate Nurse Practitioner Training: What Nurse Executives Need to Know<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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