Those who participate in professional nursing organizations have the ability to impact nursing practice at the University of Vermont Medical Center, throughout Vermont and nationwide. Professional Nursing organizations use the experiences and voices of practicing nurses to drive policy and reshape how healthcare is delivered.
In a small state like Vermont, we have the ability to profoundly impact nursing practice. An example of this being, A few years ago Vermont had the largest increase in the number of certified Emergency Department nurses in the country because of an initiative led by the Vermont Emergency Nurse Association and its UVM Medical Center members.
We are incredibly proud of the following UVM Medical Center nurses who go above and beyond their every day jobs and are leaders of state-wide professional nurses associations:
American Nurses Association Vermont:
Betsy Hassan DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CPPS and Cynthia Peterson MSN, RN, CCRN
Vermont Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses:
Kayla Panko BSN, RN, MNN & Amelie Thurston BSN, RN
Vermont Association of Critical Care Nurses:
Kate Soons MSN, RN, CCRN & Patra (Happy) Vail BSN, RN
Vermont Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses:
Adam Gill BSN, RN, CNOR
Vermont Emergency Nurse Association:
Mike King BSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, Jada Barton BSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, CCRN, Amanda Young MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN
Vermont Cardiac Network:
Michelle Gorman MSN, RN, NPD-BC and Karen McKenny BSN, RN
Organization of Nurse Leaders:
Sarah Hoffman MSN, RN, CENP
Northeast Multistate Division for Nursing Continuing Education:
Betsy Hassan DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CPPS
