Allie has been part of the Minnesota Oncology provider team since 2008

Education

AA&AS Degree, Ventura College, Ventura, CA

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, College of St Catherine, St Paul, MN

Master of Science, College of St Catherine, St Paul, MN

Certification

Adult Nurse Practitioner

Professional Affiliations

Society of Urology Nurses & Associates
Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society Member
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Member 2008
Oncology Nurse Society (ONS) 2008

Academic Honors & Professional Achievements

Recruited from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX to the University of Minnesota to set up and design a multidisciplinary prostate cancer program. This project was completed in 2005.

Four time nominee for Nurse of the Quarter & Nurse of the Year

Received Everyday Hero Award from the University of Minnesota Physicians Administration (Spring 2006) in response to high customer satisfaction scores and multiple appreciation letters mailed to administration from patients.

Graduated from the Master’s program with a 4.0 GPA

Special Interests

Gastrointestinal, liver, pancreas and bile duct cancers.

My position was created through collaboration with Abbott Northwestern & Minnesota Oncology. My role is unique as I work 80% in Abbott Northwestern hospital, and 20% in the Minnesota Oncology Clinic. This arrangement was created to provide better continuity of care by bridging the gap between hospitalizations and hospital follow-up clinic visits. This helps eliminate confusion for the patient while providing seamless care.

Research/Publications

Allie has written an evidenced-based paper proposing a position working both in the hospital and in the clinical setting to help decrease the disconnect in care and communication between a patient’s hospitalization and clinic follow up. She is currently living/working the position she proposed.

Scholarly project in the Master’s program: Bariatric Surgery in the Primary Care Setting; accepted for publication.

Philosophy

To always remember that patients are our focus and the reason why we are here

I strive to keep an open line of communication and to work as a team in collaboration with physicians, nursing, ancillary staff and the patient.

I believe in treating all patients as if they were my family member. In doing so, I believe you must listen both to verbal as well as non-verbal communication.

I strive to care for patients each day to the best of my ability while respecting everyone’s individuality and respecting their choices/wishes in regards to their care

Personal

My family here in Minnesota consists of one adult daughter (recently married) and two special needs Great Danes. Other interests include home improvement projects, sports, gardening, and animal rescue