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Meet Tammy Long, MSN, APRN, AGNP, an APP in Cardiology and aspiring baker!<\/p>\n
I am a nurse practitioner in the Division of Cardiology. I see heart failure patients in an outpatient clinic. I also work as a research coordinator for heart failure research, enrolling patients into Phase I, III, and III studies.<\/p>\n
I am from Richmond, VA<\/p>\n
No, I worked as a CVICU nurse for 15 years before deciding to go back to school for my Masters in Nursing. I felt like I wanted more. It was hard seeing patients\/families at their worst and then not knowing what happened when they left our ICU doors. I wanted a deeper relationship with my patients.<\/p>\n
I love developing a close relationship with my clinic patients, they are like family. I also have a strong passion for helping heart failure patients through clinical research. Because of this, I am able to provide the best care for my patients. Hearing the value that research brings to my patients is extremely rewarding \u2013 whether it\u2019s the close follow up or the opportunity for their condition to improve when traditional therapies have failed.<\/p>\n
I started this role 7 years ago and I knew very little about clinical research, I still learn something new every single day. I have wanted to change the negative impression surrounding research, and really highlight the wonderful opportunity it presents for patients.<\/p>\n
How clinically focused heart failure research is, I had no idea until I started this role. I am able to bridge so many gaps in care for these patients \u2013 with the close medical follow up, medication assistance, insurance assistance, and sometimes just being a listening ear for them.<\/p>\n
My incredible family and my career. It\u2019s not always easy to balance, but I would never change it. Plus, I love a challenge!<\/p>\n
I would be a chef, no doubt.<\/p>\n
Watching my kids play sports, going to the movies, reading, hiking, and cooking.<\/p>\n
Pasta \u2013 any kind!<\/p>\n
There\u2019s always someone in a better position than you, but there\u2019s also always someone in a worse position than you.<\/p>\n
Making homemade sourdough.<\/p>\n
Sparks Fly by Taylor Swift<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"