House Plans: Continuing Education For Nurses

Thursday 24 January 2013

Continuing Education For Nurses

Kathryn K. Ellis, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, ANP-BC, is an assistant professor within the Department of Nursing. Ellis has been the program director of the Family Nurse Practitioner Program since 2007.

Ellis is board certified as both a family and adult nurse practitioner and maintains a practice along with her teaching responsibilities at Georgetown University. In 2010, she collaborated with Arlington Street People Assistance Network (A-SPAN) to open a nurse-managed clinic in Arlington, Virginia. She provides primary health care services to homeless residents of the winter shelter.

Ellis served as president of the Northern Virginia Council of Nurse Practitioners. She was awarded the Georgetown University Medical Center Faculty Achievement Award in 2011 for her contributions in developing and implementing Georgetown’s first-ever online degree program, Nursing@Georgetown.