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Tara L. West, RN, MSN, CPNP

Tara West
Job Title Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Program for the Study of Neurodevelopment in Rare Disorders
One Children's Hospital Drive
4401 Penn Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
General Directions: To learn more, visit http://www.chp.edu/ndrd.
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Education and Training

Graduate School:

2000 Master's of Science in Nursing, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Board Certifications

  • Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practitioners (NAPNAP)
  • North Carolina Chapter of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practitioners

Awards

  • 1991-2000 Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society Member
  • 1999 The Ethel J. Odegard Education Scholarship
  • 1999 Michele K. Del Monte Memorial Scholarship
  • 1998 Charles Eckburg Scholarship
  • 1993-95 University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Nursing Scholar

Research Interests

  • Pediatric nurse practitioner in an outpatient specialty clinic that works with children who have rare metabolic neurodegenerative diseases
  • Teaching experience includes patients and families, undergraduate nursing students, medical students, and other allied health care professionals
Last Update
July 2, 2012
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