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Family Nurse Practitioner & Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
El Pueblo Health Services
Rebecca Casalino graduated from Santa Fe Community College and became a registered nurse in 2008. Rebecca’s bedside nursing career spanned 10 years and encompassed ICU step down/telemetry and emergency nursing. In 2018 she earned a Master of Science in Nursing while also working at UNMH ER. She joined the team at El Pueblo Health Services in Bernalillo, NM shortly after graduation. Her desire to work with children in underserved areas led her to enroll in the UNM post-master’s certification subspecialty in pediatrics. She completed her training and was certified as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in 2020. While she enjoys working with pediatric populations in general, she is passionate about adolescent medicine. In her free time, she volunteers with Remote Area Medical (RAM) and NM Medical Reserve Corps
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Presbyterian PMG Espanola
Pediatrics Clinic
Katherine DiBella Seluja is a pediatric nurse practitioner with over 40 years of experience in pediatrics. She did her undergraduate work at Columbia University and her graduate training at Yale University. She promotes student learning by asking fair, challenging questions and encouraging their own research to better understand a diagnosis or a treatment and management plan. She treats each patient and family with respect and dignity and looks first at what they're doing well to build from this knowledge. She is also a poet with two books of poetry published by UNM Press.
Certified Nurse Midwife
Holy Cross Women's Health
Anna Heusner is a regular preceptor for UNM midwifery students. She encourages her students, follows up on the care they provide, and takes the time to provide meaningful, positive feedback and constructive criticism. She is not only a patient educator but an incredible care provider. She is diligent in ensuring her care is evidence-based and always follows up with her patients in a timely manner with regard to their improvement or continued symptoms. She also values the autonomy of patients who are being seen by students. Anna sets an incredible example for an attentive care provider and is dedicated to her roles, often coming into work early and staying late to support students.
Certified Nurse Practitioner
Pinon Family Practice
Megan Velasquez-Baca began her nursing education by completing her BSN at the University of New Mexico (UNM), graduating Magna Cum Laude and with an award for clinical excellence from the Dean. After graduation, she started in the Pediatric ICU. She then moved back to the Farmington area and worked at the regional hospital and local Women’s Health Specialist clinic. After deciding to advance her career, she began serving the community as an RN Care Coordinator while obtaining her MSN. She is a member of the New Mexico Nurse Practitioner Council, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, the North American Menopause Society, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. She is a Family Nurse Practitioner seeing patients throughout the lifespan with a special interest in women’s health, as well as a Menopause Certified Practitioner. She has a passion for serving the community of San Juan County, where she was born and raised.
Director of Alumni Relations
Marlena Bermel, MBA
College of Nursing
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