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Alumni Notes
Jami Hain Receives Entrepreneur Legacy Award
Jami Hain, MSN, CNM, Class 68, was the recipient of the Angela Dillon Entrepreneur Legacy Award by Veterans Leaders and Entrepreneurs Institute (VEL Institute) at the organization’s awards ceremony in November. Hain is the owner of the Nativiti Family Birth Center in The Woodlands, Texas. Hain worked as a nurse at Nativiti while attending FNU, earning her CNM in 2012. An active leader in the community, Hain has spoken about women’s health and maternity care at the Houston Birth Fair, as well as on local radio stations and at various community organizations.
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The Angela Dillon Entrepreneur Legacy Award is presented annually in honor of Angela Dillon, who served as a VEL Ambassador and was “passionate about her business and the community she served.” She was tragically killed in a car accident in September 2020.
Vivian J. Crites, MSN, FNP, Class 178, recently joined Saint Francis Clinic in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Saint Francis Clinic is part of the Saint Francis Healthcare System. Crites is board certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and specializes in family medicine.
Tandem Health OB/GYN Welcomes Carol Landry
Carol Landry, MSN, APRN, CNM, C-EFM, NP-C, FNP-BC, DNP Class 44, recently joined Tandem Health OB/GYN in Sumter, South Carolina, as a Certified Nurse-Midwife.
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Photo courtesy Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Brittany Nurmukhamedov Joins Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital
Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital recently welcomed Brittany Nurmukhamedov, MSN, CNM, Class 175, to its Women’s Health practice in Ellsworth. She brings extensive nursing experience to Maine Coast and has an interest in caring for women and their families throughout their lifespan for gynecologic and childbearing needs, with an emphasis on underserved and rural populations.
West Tennessee Healthcare recently welcomed Angela Quick, MSN, FNP, Bridge 147, to West Tennessee Medical Group Specialty Care – Gastroenterology, in Dyersburg, Tennessee. “I enjoy providing care to patients in my hometown,” she said. “I am looking forward to serving the people of West Tennessee and working with West Tennessee Medical Group.”
Maggie Stanley Joins Shore Physicians Group
Shore Physicians Group recently welcomed Maggie Stanley, CNM, Class 62, to their office in Northfield, New Jersey. She joined Shore Physicians Group’s newly added OB/ GYN Midwifery services.
Barbara “Barb” Torres, MSN, CNM, Class 32, has joined Samaritan Obstetrics & Gynecology in Corvallis, Oregon, where she provides gynecological and obstetric care. She earned a bachelor’s degree at California State University, Sacramento, a master’s degree in nursing at Case Western Reserve University, and a master’s in nursemidwifery at Frontier Nursing University.
Crystal Massey CoOwns New Oregon Birth Center
Crystal Massey, MSN, CNM, Class 104, is the co-owner of the new Oregon Birth & Wellness Center in Springfield, Oregon. The clinic, which opened in January, offers prenatal, wellness, and birthing care and expects to host 50 births this year.
Coming Soon: Alumni Survey 2022!
Frontier surveys their alumni one year and five years postgraduation. The Alumni Survey is designed to give graduates an opportunity to reflect upon their education at Frontier Nursing University after graduation. The information collected is used to identify strengths in our programs as well as areas that need further development. This year we will be surveying alumni who graduated in winter 2021 and winter 2017. All participants will be entered into a drawing to win prizes from the FNU gift shop. Please participate by checking your email and completing the survey. If you do not receive an email with a link to the survey or prefer a paper copy, please contact the Director of Institutional Assessment Marilyn.Lyons@Frontier.edu. Thank you for taking the time to complete the survey and for your thoughtful responses.
Lacey Mills Earns Social Justice Award
Lacey Mills, DNP, Class 37, received the Social Justice Award at Peace Harbor Medical Center’s Mission and Values Awards on January 11. Per the award criteria, the Social Justice Award is presented to an individual who “demonstrates a deep commitment to improving the lives of the poor, the vulnerable, and others in need by identifying and assisting in the removal of barriers to personal and community wellbeing.” Dr. Mills, who is a nurse practitioner at PeaceHealth Medical Group Family Practice in Florence, Oregon, saw a need to better recognize and provide mental health care for patients. She developed a new process to enhance the screening for anxiety and depression among patients and then connected those in need with medication and follow-up referrals.
“Lacey created a new walk-in clinic system to capture underlying symptoms that patients may or may not have shared within a walk-in clinic setting,” said Thomas Caton, MD, Director of the walk-in clinic at PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center.
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