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Published on: 5/24/2007
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Amy J. Barton
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Amy earned a BSN from the University of Toledo, a MSN from the Medical College of Ohio, and a PhD from the University of Florida.She is responsible for oversight of faculty practice, the coordination and staffing of over 600 clinical education placements per semester, and online education support for 40 courses per semester.Her unique contributions occur at the crossroads of administration and informatics, with a focus on data based decision-making.She established an informatics infrastructure to support faculty practice, document the value added component of nurse practitioner care, and mentor clinical faculty in the conduct and dissemination of research.She has published numerous articles and book chapters on topics including faculty practice, patient outcomes, and informatics.Her current research examines the use of informatics interventions to enhance health promotion of vulnerable populations.
Amy is a member of the 2005 cohort of the Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows.She is currently secretary of the Board of the National Nursing Centers Consortium.She has served on the Omaha System advisory board since its inception, and is a co-chair of the Omaha System International Conferences.She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International, the American Nurses Association, and the American Medical Informatics Association.She was elected to membership as a Distinguished Practitioner in the National Academies of Practice (1998).