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Carrie Allison, DNP, PMHNP-BC
BSN 1999Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center
Carrie is patient and really strives to develop students critical thinking skills. She gives students the tools and evidence based resources to work through problems themselves. She works to build up the confidence of her students so they feel that they can go farther in their nursing career. She speaks open and honestly of her own educational journey and of the benefits of continuing her educational quest. Carrie is a leader by the examples she sets. She heads committees and runs meetings purely because she knows it needs to be done. She was worked hard to unify and give a voice to the NPs and PAs in the behavioral health department of the VA. Carrie demonstrates on a daily basis what it means to collaborate with the patients and meet them where they are. She approaches precepting as an honor and that makes her a leader. Read more about Carrie here.
Laura Bush, MSN, RN, FNP-BC
MSN 2011Family Practice
First Nations Community Healthsource
Laura exemplifies professionalism. She is very knowledgeable as well as a great instructor and teacher. She continuously promotes advanced nursing education and learning beyond graduation. She provides a learning atmosphere and is always willing to teach no matter how busy her day is. Every week she is involved in ECHO HEP-C clinic and providing input into the learning process. She is a natural leader and many providors come to her for her expert advise. Laura is always up to date on the latest treatments and guidelines. She is very outgoing and patients love her. She is one of the providers that uses motivational interviewing in every patient. Laura is very caring, knowledgeable, and willing to go above and beyond. The majority of her patients are low income, and she makes sure that they get the best treatment in spite of their financial situation.
Julie Hall, WHNP-BC
UNM Maternal Fetal Medicine DivisionEubank Outpatient clinic
Julie wants to help support students in any way that she can. She is busy but takes time to discuss the ins and outs of cases. She is a stellar nurse and extremely knowledgeable. She is kind, patient, and she educates without judgement. She goes in depth into the root of the problem(s) so that the student understands. She is encouraging.
Rhonda James, MSN, APRN, NP-C
Certified Family Nurse PractitionerPresbyterian Medical Group
Dr. Dan C. Trigg Memorial Hospital
Rhonda is smart, patient, kind, and caring. She influences the advancement of nursing education by showing the preceptee that you ALWAYS need to be learning and growing as a provider in order to serve your patients. Students say the truly grew into the provider they wanted to be under her guidance. They express how fortunate they were to have learned from her. Rhonda allows student the opportunity to evaluate patients, come up with a plan, and then she either agrees or disagrees with the student’s plan and teaches tehm why/why not. She also jumps right in with student when they are not comfortable. She is also very open to suggestions on how she can grow as a preceptor and asks for their feedback.
Matthew Laumbach, PA-C
Plains Regional Medical GroupHe has continuing given his time to help precept students and truly helps in the progression in the College’s program of studies efficiently and effectively. He is kind, patient, extremely knowledgeable, takes all the time needed to ensure students successful time precepting with him. He shows wonderful leadership and rapport within his clinic. He ensures that not only is the student being taken care of, but his patients, as well. He wants students to succeed and goes beyond the extra mile to ensure that they do.
Edward R. Lobaugh, MSN, PMHNP-BC
BSN 2002 and MSN 2005Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
New Mexico Veterans Health Care
Edward works closely with program coordinators and his employers to ensure the best possible clinical environment for the students he precepts. He understands of importance of clinical practice for the advancement of nursing education. While Edward enjoys working with these most vulnerable people, he feels that more and more nurses/providers needed. He encourages students to work harder and has inspired them to follow his foot step to be a future preceptor. Edward provides his empathy and partnership with his patients shows the way to build rapport with them. Students learn how to do the same through his example. His openness and growth mindset sets example for anyone to be a better nurse/provider as much as possible. His dedication to nursing education sets a model for anyone who wants to be a preceptor in the future. Read more about Edwards here.
Janis Santistevan, FNP-BC
MSN 2015Family Nurse Practitioner
Meadow City Family Clinic
Janis is a perfect example of a UNM CON graduate returning to rural New Mexico. She provides compassionate care to her community in a clinic that is run independently but her. She never says no to her patients and will always take walk-ins. She is a living example of what this nursing programs aims for their students. She also took over a leadership role in the clinic after the tragic passing of fellow alumna and preceptor Lacy Houdek. She has worked 7 days a week for two years to ensure her patients always have access to quality health care. She is committed to take students to precept and her rural health work is exemplary. Janis was one of the few clinical partners who took students during this challenging time of COVID over of the summer. She is an amazing preceptor.
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Director of Alumni Relations
Marlena Bermel, MBA
College of Nursing
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