EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy in Health Administration, July, 2007.  Warren National University, Cheyenne, WY.

Enrolled in Doctoral Program in Information Science, January, 1996. University at Albany. Albany, NY. 34 credits of coursework and General Comprehensive examinations completed.  Transferred to Kennedy-Western, now Warren National, in 2000.

Master of Science in Nursing. September, 1981. Simmons College. Boston, MA.

Bachelor of Science in Nursing. September, 1977. Boston University. Boston, MA.

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. May, 1970. Boston University. Boston, MA.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

9/2001-present Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Plattsburgh State University of New York.  Duties as listed for Assistant Professor below.

9/94-9/2001 Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Plattsburgh State University of New York.      Duties include classroom and clinical instruction of bachelor's degree students in advanced medical-surgical nursing and pharmacology and instruction of sophomore and RN students in physical assessment.

1/96-present Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, CJM Medical, Plattsburgh, NY. Working approximately 8 hours per week in this internal medicine practice with Dr. Victor E. Castine, duties include assessment, diagnosis and treatment of complex medical conditions in adult patients. As of 9/98 this has included making rounds at CVPH Medical Center as an Allied Health Professional of the Medical Staff.

3/95-8/2006 Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, Clinton County Nursing Home, Plattsburgh, NY. Working with the medical director approximately 4 hours per week, duties include provision of routine and acute medical care to the residents of this long-term care facility. This includes ordering and interpreting laboratory and radiologic tests and adjustment of chronic medication regimens.

5/95-9/95 Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, Josh Schwartzberg, DO, Lake Placid, NY. Working with this medical director for Uihlein Mercy Center and Mercy Healthcare, duties included provision of routine and acute medical care to the residents of these two long-term care facilities. This included ordering and interpreting laboratory and radiologic test and adjustment of chronic medication regimens.

4/94-10/94 Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, Michael Galbert, MD, Dannemora, NY. Duties included those of both a primary care provider and an office nurse in this busy rural primary care practice.

9/93-4/94 Project Implementation Specialist, Second Foundation, Inc., S. Burlington, VT. As a member of the implementation team at this Hospital Information Systems company, responsibilities included oversight of customization and installation of this RS 6000-based software package for individual hospitals, with some training of customer personnel. Assisting with future product development, with consideration toward health care reform, is fundamental to this position.

7/91-9/93 Outpatient Nurse Practitioner- Dialysis Unit, University Health Center, Associates in Medicine, Burlington, VT. Reporting to the Medical Director for the Nephrology group, responsibilities included provision of primary care to the approximately ninety patients receiving incenter hemodialysis. These duties included refilling prescriptions, adjusting the dosage of medications, making adjustments to dialysis prescriptions, ordering and interpreting laboratory, ECG and radiologic tests, and performing dialysis access procedures as required.

7/89-5/91 Clinical Director for Medical-Surgical Nursing, Fanny Allen Hospital, Colchester, VT. Reporting to the Vice-president for Patient Care Services, duties included 24-hour accountability for all aspects of inpatient nursing care in this 104-bed acute care hospital; developing and managing the budget for the nursing units, participating in strategic planning for future hospital development. This position required supervision of 70 FTEs and management of a $2.35 million annual budget.

9/86-7/89 Assistant Professor Department of Nursing, State University of New York, Plattsburgh, NY. Duties include classroom and clinical instruction of senior bachelor's degree students in advanced medical-surgical nursing; instruction of sophomore and RN-to-BSN students in physical assessment. Developed course on Health Care Delivery in American Life.

9/85-9/86 Lecturer Department of Nursing, State University of New York, Plattsburgh, NY. Duties as listed above for Assistant Professor.

10/83-9/85 Emergency Nurse Practitioner Walk-In/Urgent Care, Regional Health Center in Wilmington, Wilmington, MA. Working as the second provider in this busy freestanding emergency center, duties included assessment and treatment of walk-in patients of all ages based on protocols. This included ordering and interpreting X-ray and laboratory tests, suturing lacerations, performing advanced life support techniques, including endotracheal intubation, and accompanying patients during ambulance transport for admission, as well as routine treatment of more common acute complaints.

4/83-9/83 Flight Nurse Practitioner, Flight Nursing, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, FL. Duties with this air ambulance service included providing advanced life support for patients of all ages, including neonates, on a variety of aircraft.

1/82-4/83 Emergency Nurse Practitioner, EMSA, Plantation, FL. Contracted by this company to provide emergency room coverage for Hendry General Hospital, Clewiston, FL, duties included solo coverage for two 24-hour shifts per week, with on-call MD backup, providing complete care for almost all of the 20 patients seen per day.

3/80-10/81 Emergency Room Nurse, Carney Hospital, Boston, MA. Staff and charge nurse in the Emergency Room of this 376-bed teaching hospital which has 42,000 ER visits annually. Final clinical rotation of Nurse Practitioner program completed here 6/81-9/81.

3/80-1/82 Critical Care Nurse, Kimberly Nursing Service, Boston, MA and Ft. Lauderdale, FL. As agency nurse, worked in various major critical care units in both cities as staff replacement, averaging one shift per week, while in graduate school.

10/77-12/79 Frontier Nurse, Public Health Service Hospital, Kotzebue, AK. Staff and charge nurse with rotation through all units of this 30-bed Indian Health Service hospital. This included assessment and treatment on standing orders of walk-in and radio-reported patients, med-evac of critical patients 450 miles to Anchorage in a variety of aircraft, and occasional assignment to village health-aide stations.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

2007
Grand Rounds, CVPH Medical Center, Plattsburgh, NY - approximately 10 hours to date

2006
Grand Rounds, CVPH Medical Center, Plattsburgh, NY - approximately 20 hours total
Heart Teaching Day, EXPLORE Consortium, June, 2006

2005
Grand Rounds, CVPH Medical Center, Plattsburgh, NY - approximately 20 hours total

2004
Grand Rounds, CVPH Medical Center, Plattsburgh, NY - approximately 20 hours total

2003
Grand Rounds, CVPH Medical Center, Plattsburgh, NY - approximately 20 hours total

2002
Grand Rounds, CVPH Medical Center, Plattsburgh, NY - approximately 20 hours total

2001
Heart Teaching Day, CVPH Medical Center, Plattsburgh, NY, May, 2001
Grand Rounds, CVPH Medical Center, Plattsburgh, NY - approximately 20 hours total

2000
Grand Rounds, CVPH Medical Center, Plattsburgh, NY – approximately 15 hours total

1999
Heart Teaching Day, CVPH Medical Center, Plattsburgh, NY, May, 1999
Grand Rounds, CVPH Medical Center, Plattsburgh, NY – approximately 25 hours total

1998
Grand Rounds, CVPH Medical Center, Plattsburgh, NY – approximately 25 hours total
American Medical Informatics Assoc. Fall Symposium, Orlando, FL

1997
Grand Rounds, CVPH Medical Center, Plattsburgh, NY – approximately 25 hours total
American Medical Informatics Assoc. Fall Symposium, Nashville, TN

1996
Advanced Cardiac Life Support, CVPH Medical Center, Plattsburgh, NY

1995
Advanced Cardiac Life Support, CVPH Hospital, Plattsburgh, NY
Grand Rounds, CVPH Medical Center, Plattsburgh, NY

1994
Grand Rounds, MCHV, Burlington, VT
NYSNA Convention, Niagara Falls, NY

1993
AIDS Lecture Series, MCHV, Burlington, VT
Grand Rounds, MCHV, Burlington, VT

1992
Sports Medicine in Primary Care, CVPH Hospital, Plattsburgh, NY
Primary Care Update, Florida Nurses' Association, Melbourne, FL

1991
Advanced Cardiac Life Support, CVPH Hospital, Plattsburgh, NY
Continuous Quality Improvement, White River Junction, VT
Caring for Closed Head Injury Survivors, Plattsburgh, NY

1990
Update on antibiotics, MCHV, Burlington, VT.
Acid-related GI disease, Colchester, VT

1989
Conference on Alzheimer's and Related Dementias presented by SUNY Plattsburgh, NY.

1988
Conference on Wound and Skin Care, District 8, NYSNA, Plattsburgh, NY.

1987
Conference on AIDS by Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

EXPLORE Consortium - non-profit continuing education organization
    Chairperson of Steering Committee - 2006-present
    member - 2003-present
Sigma Theta Tau - National Honor Society of Nursing - member.
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners - charter member.
New York State Nurse Association
    Chairperson, Political Action Committee
New York State Nurses Association, District 8
    Corresponding secretary for 1987-89.
    Board of Directors, 1989-92
    Chairperson, Legislative Committee, 1989-92
    President, 1993-95
    Secretary, 1995-1999

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Community Advisory Board of MountainLake Public Television, member, 1999-present

Professional Advisory Board of Fanny Allen Memorial School of Practical Nursing-
member- 1990-91
President- 1991- 1998

Volunteer at MountainLake Public Television, 1989-present

RN LICENSURE

AK #AA 7041: VT #16087: NY #377793: MA #148888: FL #1238412

NURSE PRACTITIONER LICENSURE

NY #F300303-1 (with prescriptive privileges)

VT # 26-0016087 (with prescriptive privileges) - inactive

ANA Certification as Adult Nurse Practitioner # 134988-21