Home state: Florida
Education: BA – Boston University (2001), MSN, MPH – Yale University (2012)
Licensure: APRN, RN
Board certification: American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Certified
Additional Languages Spoken: Spanish (fluent), Guarani (conversant)
Significant Prior Experience: Exploration Summer Program, Registered Nurse (2012); Haven Free Clinic, Senior Clinical Team Member/Interpreter (2010-2012); Connecticut Emerging Infections Program, HPV Impact Research Assistant (2008-2009), US Peace Corps Paraguay, Health Educator/Municipal Services Development Volunteer (2002-2004)
Personal comment: "I am honored to be a member of the residency class of 2012-2013. CHC is a state of the art Patient-Centered Medical Home that provides comprehensive care to the underserved community in Connecticut. As a former teacher and student of public health, I am impressed with CHC’s continued commitment to incorporating community health and education into their core mission. As a resident, I will be fortunate to have the opportunity to learn under the mentorship of experienced primary care and specialty clinicians who are experts in their field. The organization continually strives for excellence and innovation, which I believe will not only provide me with a strong foundation as a family nurse practitioner, but also inspire me to become a community health nurse leader."

Home state: Alabama
Education: BSN—Samford University, Birmingham, AL (2008); MSN—Samford University, Birmingham, AL (2011)
Licensure:RN, APRN
Board certification:American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Certified
Significant prior experience: RN—Medical/Surgical (2008-2010), Staff RN—Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (2010-2012), Staff RN—Emergency Department (2011-2012) St. Vincent’s East Hospital, Birmingham, AL
Personal comment: "It is a privilege to be joining the Community Health Center legacy. With CHC’s forty-year history of providing excellent primary care, I am confident the NP Residency Training Program is the ideal transition from bedside nurse to confident primary care provider. I look forward to learning from the entire team of people in this health organization who consistently meet the primary care needs of their community’s uninsured and underserved populations with compassion and creativity. Above all, I believe this residency will equip each resident to be a strong primary care provider, a leader in improving our healthcare systems and an advocate for underserved populations. It is an honor to begin my new career under the leadership and integrity of the Community Health Center."

Home state: Oregon
Education: BA – Kinesiology, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA (2004), MSN – Yale University, New Haven, CT (2011)
Licensure: APRN, RN
Board certification: American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
Additional Languages Spoken: Spanish (intermediate)
Significant prior experience: Family Nurse Practitioner, University of Vermont (2011-2012), Registered Nurse, Yale Health Department of Internal Medicine (2010-2011), Students/Residents Experience and Research in Community Health (SEARCH) scholar, La Clinica de Valle, Central Point, OR (2010), Physical Assessment Lab Instructor, Yale University School of Nursing (2010), Clinical Coordinator/Exercise Physiologist, Scripps Center for Executive Health (2007-08; 2004-06), Stress Echo Technician/Medical Assistant, Coastal Cardiology (2007)
Personal comment: "Community Health Center, Inc is at the front line of providing efficient, effective, and quality health care with cutting edge technology, passion, and dedicated staff members. I believe strongly in their foundational statement that healthcare is a right, not a privilege. An example of CHC’s commitment and innovation is the establishment of the family nurse practitioner residency program, designed to better prepare new NPs for work within community health. After practicing as an NP over the past year, I recognize the value of residency to help mentor, train, and instill competence and confidence to better serve future patients. I am excited to be a part of this program and look forward to interacting with and learning from leaders in the field. I believe though this residency, I will build a strong foundation in skills and knowledge that will allow me to pursue my career goals of providing quality care to underserved populations.

Home state: California
Education: RN Licensure - Samuel Merritt University (2010), MSN – Samuel Merritt University (2012)
Licensure: RN, APRN
Board certification: American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Certified
Additional Languages Spoken: Spanish (Beginner), French (fluent)
Significant prior experience: Breast cancer screening in underserved African American women (Oakland, 2011), Samuel Merritt Global Medical Brigades Ghana chapter president (2012).
Personal comment: “ ‘Healthcare is a right, not a privilege’. Underserved populations often need management of complex conditions while lacking proper access to primary care services. As family nurse practitioners serving these communities, we are a critical component to this access and ought to widen it by providing efficient healthcare services to these populations. CHC, Inc. provides a platform for professional and clinical growth for graduating nurse practitioners via a formal residency program that, as with our primary physician colleagues going through post-graduate residency, will equip us with solid tools to provide adequate primary healthcare services. I feel blessed to be part of CHC’s 2012-2013 nurse practitioner residency class. This program will hone my clinical skills and prepare me best, through additional training and mentoring, to become a great primary care provider for the uninsured and underinsured of our communities."

Home state: Pune, India
Education: BSN & Global Health Certification from University of Iowa (2010), MSN/MPH from Johns Hopkins University (2012)
Licensure: APRN, RN
Board certification: American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) certified
Additional Languages Spoken: Spanish (limited), Hindi (fluent), Gujurati (fluent)
Significant prior experience: MSN/MPH Capstone Project: Quality of Type II Diabetes Care Management in Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago, 2012), Daniels Scholar (Johns Hopkins), BSN Independent Study: Type II Diabetes Management Protocol Development in Southern India (Univ. of Iowa, 2010), Minority Health International Research Training Program Project: Breastfeeding initiatives in Cluj, Romania (Univ. of Iowa, 2008)
Personal comment: “The opportunities offered at the CHC Program are catered to strengthen the knowledge and critical thinking skills necessary to provide health care to socially and medically complex underserved communities. As a family nurse practitioner with a passionate interest in community health, this program allows me to embrace my career goal of addressing local and international primary care health needs and providing sustainable and culturally appropriate care."

Home state: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Education: BA – International Development Studies, McGill University (2005) MSN – Yale School of Nursing (2012)
Licensure: APRN, RN
Board certification: ANCC Board Certified FNP- BC
Additional Languages Spoken: French (advanced), Spanish (intermediate)
Significant prior experience: Mass Drug Administration Coordinator, South Sudan (2011) Co-Director, HAVEN Free Clinic (2010-2011)Coordinator of Development and Volunteer Services, The Good Neighbours’ Club (2008-2009)Technical Advisor, South Sudan Guinea Worm Eradication Program (2006-2008)
Personal comment: “My hope is that participating in the Nurse Practitioner Residency Program will propel me from being an entry-level practitioner able to provide safe, basic care, to being able to provide my patients the excellent standard of care that they deserve. I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to learn from a team that’s truly committed to both their patients and to training us to be the next generation of clinicians, innovators and leaders."

Home state: Maine
Education: MSN, Yale School of Nursing (2012); BS, Boston College (1997)
Licensure: APRN, RN
Board certification: ANCC Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner
Additional Languages Spoken: Spanish (conversational)
Significant prior experience: NY Catholic Worker, St. Joseph House, a house of hospitality on Manhattan’s Lower East Side for people who are homeless (1997-2007); CT- SEARCH, community health project, “Current Non-Pharmacologic Treatment Strategies for Top Chronic Pain Diagnoses” (2011); Louisiana-SEARCH (2012); Teaching Assistant, Yale School of Nursing (2010-2011); Haven Free Clinic, Board Member and Clinic Volunteer (2009-2012)
Personal comment: “As a resident, I hope to build on my academic and life experience to become a family nurse practitioner who responds compassionately and effectively to the vulnerability and complexities of patients and communities. With the guidance of committed preceptors, I will develop a dynamic practice based on evolving clinical evidence and efficient use of technology, and cultivate a practice that welcomes people within the contexts of their real lives. I am excited to participate in a demanding program —an experience that will push me to connect the host of factors that influence a person’s health, foster my independence, identify my weaknesses and strengthen me as a steadfast and leading voice in community health."

Home state: Idaho
Education: BA – Occidental College (2008); MSN – Yale University (2012)
Licensure: RN, APRN
Board certification: American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Family Nurse Practitioner
Additional Languages Spoken: Spanish (intermediate), familiar with Greek and Latin
Significant prior experience: Fulbright Scholar, Indonesia (2008); Co-Director of Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen Health Screening Services , New Haven, CT (2009-2012); Centro de Salud Nursing Volunteer, Guatemala (2011); Registered Nurse at Fair Haven Community Health Center, New Haven, CT (2011-2012)
Personal comment: “The CHC Nurse Practitioner Residency Program offers a unique opportunity for new providers to enter the field of community health care. It provides the support, skills, and experience needed to offer quality care in this complex field. I am excited to join CHC in our shared mission of providing healthcare for all people, and I look forward to serving the Middletown community."