This Preceptor Celebration Week (August 12-16, 2024), Frontier Nursing University proudly honors the exceptional preceptors who play an essential role in the journey of our students. At Frontier, we are proud to work with nearly 4,000 preceptors nationwide each year. Among the many dedicated preceptors in the FNU community, three outstanding nurse practitioners won Frontier’s preceptor contest this summer for their unwavering commitment to midwifery and nurse practitioner education and their positive impact on students.
Alumni Spotlight: ‘A true labor of love,’ Tammie McDonald-Brouwer opens her own clinic in Virginia
Since graduating from FNU in 2009, Tammie McDonald-Brouwer, CNM, WHNP, has spent the last 15 years compassionately serving the healthcare needs of women in her community. McDonald-Brouwer earned her MSN in Nurse-Midwifery and her Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner Post-Graduate Certificate from FNU. Balancing her studies with raising four children, she said she appreciated the flexibility FNU offered, allowing her to complete her coursework from home.
Dr. Susan Stone discusses maternal mortality in FNU’s home state of Kentucky
With the maternal mortality rate on the rise in the United States, it’s important to raise awareness at the community level and discuss possible solutions. Dr. Susan Stone, President Emerita, Distinguished Chair of Midwifery and Nursing at Frontier Nursing University, recently facilitated a conversation on this topic in Versailles, Ky., home to FNU’s campus, at the Woodford County Chamber of Commerce’s Health + Wellness Roundtable.
Dr. Bradley Kuo: Thinking Ahead About Mental Healthcare
Ever since he graduated high school a year early, Bradley Kuo, DNP (Class 33), M.Ed., APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, CARN- NP, has made being ahead of schedule the norm. He completed an accelerated master of nursing program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and completed his DNP at Frontier Nursing University while working five jobs. He even started his mental telehealth practice – the first based in Hawaii – in 2018, two years before the pandemic drove other practices to start offering telehealth.
Dr. Tracy Hicks Puts Her Mind to Improving Access to Mental Care
When you rank last in anything, there are two ways to respond: accept defeat or embrace the opportunity. After all, there is nowhere to go but up. It is safe to say that the latter is the mindset that FNU alumnus Dr. Tracy Hicks DNP( Class 23), MBA, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP, FIAAN, FAANP, adopted when she opened C-Trilogy Comprehensive Clinical Care/C-Trilogy Outreach (C-Trilogy) in Longview, Texas. In 2022, Mental Health America, a nonprofit advocating for people with mental illness, ranked Texas 51st for mental health care access, behind every other state and Washington, D.C.*
Frontier Nursing University Releases Maternal Health Documentary
Frontier Nursing University has produced a documentary about maternal health care and the role of nurse-midwives. The documentary Nurse-Midwives: Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis will premiere on August 15 at 6 p.m. at the Speed Art Museum in Louisville. “The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate among wealthy nations, and 2022 data from the CDC shows that over 80% of pregnancy-related deaths in the U. S. from 2017-2019 were preventable by providing better care,” said FNU President Dr. Susan Stone, DNSc, CNM, FACNM, FAAN. “This documentary tells the story of how distance education paved the way to addressing this crisis by educating more nurse-midwives who play a crucial role in reducing maternal mortality.”
Frontier Nursing University Offers Course on Caring for Veterans
Frontier Nursing University has created a continuing education course to prepare healthcare professionals to provide culturally sensitive care to veterans within their community. Developed by military-connected faculty at FNU, the “Care of the Veteran” program is a self-paced module that will guide clinicians through understanding military culture, service-connected health concerns, and developing a plan of care utilizing military service benefits. “We are excited to offer this course for any clinician who wants to increase their understanding and improve the care they provide to this special population,” said FNU Dean of Nursing Dr. Joan Slager, CNM, DNP, FACNM, FAAN. “This course was developed by multiple FNU faculty who are veterans and understand the unique healthcare needs and challenges that veterans face.”
Alumni Spotlight: Dr. April Odom advances nursing profession with DNP
For FNU graduate Dr. April Odom, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, earning her Post-Master’s Doctor of Nursing Practice wasn’t just about advancing her own expertise in healthcare, but also helping others do the same. Dr. Odom is a professional healthcare consultant and the founder and CEO of Physicals Plus in Flossmoor, Illinois. She has more than two decades of healthcare experience and completed her DNP at FNU in 2023.
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