Professional Biography
After almost 15 years of nursing, I am beginning a new journey as a family nurse practitioner. I will graduate in April 2014 with a Post-Masters Certificate from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. I graduated in August 2000 with a MSN in Parent-Child Nursing from the University of Texas at Austin. I also hold a Bachelors of Science in Biochemistry from Texas A&M University.
I have almost 15 years of nursing experience. I have worked in pediatrics and pediatric critical care, including trauma and neurology at University Hospital in San Antonio and Children’s Medical Center in Dallas. I have 6 years of experience as a nurse educator, teaching baccalaureate students at Texas Woman’s University patient assessment and pediatric nursing. I also taught a critical care elective course and family/group theory. Prior to entering nursing, I worked for three years in a molecular and cellular endocrinology lab at Texas A&M University.
My experiences as a bedside nurse, critical care nurse, and nurse educator have all shaped my practice to work with families and teach them about maximizing their health. My future practice will expand to provide patient and family-centered advanced practice care.
Academics
Post-MSN Certificate – Family Nurse Practitioner Program
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
Expected Graduation: April 25, 2014
GPA: 4.0 as of Fall 2013
Masters of Science in Nursing – Parent-Child Clinical Nurse Specialist Program
The University of Texas at Austin
Graduation: August 2000
GPA: 3.83
Honors: Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society
Bachelors of Science — Biochemistry
Texas A&M University
Graduation: May 1994
GPA: 3.26
Honors: Undergraduate Fellows Program, University Honors, Lechner Fellowship
Certifications
Registered Nurse (RN)
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)
Professional Memberships
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society
American Association of Nurse Practitioners
After almost 15 years of nursing, I am beginning a new journey as a family nurse practitioner. I will graduate in April 2014 with a Post-Masters Certificate from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. I graduated in August 2000 with a MSN in Parent-Child Nursing from the University of Texas at Austin. I also hold a Bachelors of Science in Biochemistry from Texas A&M University.
I have almost 15 years of nursing experience. I have worked in pediatrics and pediatric critical care, including trauma and neurology at University Hospital in San Antonio and Children’s Medical Center in Dallas. I have 6 years of experience as a nurse educator, teaching baccalaureate students at Texas Woman’s University patient assessment and pediatric nursing. I also taught a critical care elective course and family/group theory. Prior to entering nursing, I worked for three years in a molecular and cellular endocrinology lab at Texas A&M University.
My experiences as a bedside nurse, critical care nurse, and nurse educator have all shaped my practice to work with families and teach them about maximizing their health. My future practice will expand to provide patient and family-centered advanced practice care.
Academics
Post-MSN Certificate – Family Nurse Practitioner Program
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
Expected Graduation: April 25, 2014
GPA: 4.0 as of Fall 2013
Masters of Science in Nursing – Parent-Child Clinical Nurse Specialist Program
The University of Texas at Austin
Graduation: August 2000
GPA: 3.83
Honors: Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society
Bachelors of Science — Biochemistry
Texas A&M University
Graduation: May 1994
GPA: 3.26
Honors: Undergraduate Fellows Program, University Honors, Lechner Fellowship
Certifications
Registered Nurse (RN)
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)
Professional Memberships
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society
American Association of Nurse Practitioners
