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Meet the Fourth DrNP Class of 2008!

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Barbara Amendolia NNP, MSN
Newtown Square, PA
The Educator Track

 

Education: MSN-University of Pennsylvania
BSN-Richard Stockton College

Current Position: NNP, Cooper University Health System-Camden, NJ

Why I chose the Drexel DrNP?



Linda DiMario, RPh, RN, MSN, MPH
Skillman, NJ
The Clinical Executive Track

Education: MSN, MPH-Yale University BSN-Cornell University BS-SUNY, Buffalo

Current Position: Director, Office of Grants & Research, Atlantic Health System


Why I chose the Drexel DrNP? I chose this program based on the excellent reputation of the program and innovation.


Rosemary Dunn, MSN, CRNP, MBA
Williamstown, NJ
The Clinical Executive Track

Education: MSN-HUH/Allegheny (Drexel) University MBA-Rosemont College BSN-Gwynedd-Mercy College

Current Position:Senior Director of Nursing, Tenet Hahnemann University Hospital


Why I chose the Drexel DrNP?
Part-time & structured program ideal for my needs. Innovative learning and supportive environment.


Gretchen Heery, FNP, CRNP, BC
Lehighton, PA
The Practitioner Track

Education: MSN-University of Scranton MSN Certification Forensics, Duquesne University BSN-Indiana University of PA

Current Position: ER FNP, Geisinger Health Systems

Why I chose the Drexel DrNP? The hybrid program offers the versitality of clinical based education & incorporating research for evidenced based practice to improve outcomes



Goldie Markowitz, MSN, CRNP
Cherry Hill, NJ
The Practitioner Track

Education: MSN-University of Pennsylvania BSN-University of Illinois

Current Position:Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Feeding and Swallowing Center-The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Why I chose the Drexel DrNP?


Julia Minoia, MSN
Syracuse, NY
The Educator Track

Education: MSN-Hahnemann University BSN-University of Wisconsin

Current Position:

Why I chose the Drexel DrNP? I am particularly attracted to the hybrid nature of the DrNP that combines professional practice with academic dissertation. My nursing career of over thirty years includes the past nine years practicing and teaching nursing within a different health care culture in the United Kingdom. As a Nurse Practitioner and nurse educator Drexel's DrNP will not only be my terminal Doctorate, but will increase my career options as I continue my nursing career in the USA. Drexel's commitment to global nursing awareness through exposure to international experiences within the DrNP fit within my own nursing awareness through exposure to international experiences within my own nursing practice values.



Jill Peacock, RN, MSN
Media, PA
The Practitioner Track

Education: MSN-University of Pennsylvania BSN-University of Illinois

Current Position: Director, Clinical Services-KenCrest services


Why I chose the Drexel DrNP?


Janet Riggs, MSN, RN
Voorhees, NJ
The Educator Track

Education: MSN-University of Alabama, Birmingham BSN-University of Kentucky

Current Position: Clinical Research Coordinator (Cardiothorascic Surgery)-Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

Why I chose the Drexel DrNP?



Deborah Roebuck, MSN
Philadelphia, PA
The Educator Track

Education: MSN-University of Utah BSN-Villanova University

Current Position: MIH Program Administrator-Philadelphia Department of Public Health

Why I chose the Drexel DrNP? Drexel DrNP's Innovative approach to solve public health issues and concerns.



Rose Scaffidi, MSN, CNM
Hammonton, NJ
The Educator Track

Education: MSN-University of Pennsylvania BSN-Richard Stockton College

 

Current Position: Midwife-Atlanticare Physicians Group

Why I chose the Drexel DrNP?



Kathleen Stepanuk, RN, MSN
Haddonfield, NJ
The Educator Track

Education: MSN-University of Pennsylvania BSN-University of Pennsylvania

 

Current Position: Childbirth Educator-TJUH Adjunct Faculty, Clinical OB Instructor-TJU

Why I chose the Drexel DrNP? I liked the emphasis on scientific inquiry but with a strong connection to real world of practice and education. After being in the program this short time, I am also impressed with the other students' obvious interests in research but keeping it "real." They all bring a wealth of practical experience with them.



Keila Torres, RN, BSN, BA, JD
Rosedale, NY
The Clinical Executive Track

Education: JD-Fordham University BSN-Columbia University

 

Current Position: Staff RN, Mt. Sinai Hospital

Why I chose the Drexel DrNP? Drexel 's DrNP program offers me to delve both in clinical & research work with the goal is moving the nursing profession forward. My goal is to utilize the training received through the DrNP program to increase evidence based practice in bedside nursing. This will in turn help improve maternal child health outcomes in vulnerable populations, my main area of clinical inquiry.




Chiko Umeweni, RN
The Clinical Scientist Track

Education: MS-Georgia Tech BSN-Drexel University

Current Position: Med-Surg Nurse, Lehigh Valley Hospital

Clinical Dissertation Research Question: How are medical surgical nurses utilizing technology in their current clinical practice? Approved 6/25/08 Qualitative

Why I chose the Drexel DrNP? The hybrid model motivated my choosing of the DrNP program in addition to it’s structure for working nurse professionals.




Statistics on the Class of 2008 (coming soon!)
  • DrNP Applicant's Scores
  • DrNP Demographics 2008