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Brooke Smart, NP
Certified Nurse
Practitioners (NP) are medical providers
formally trained in a post graduate courses from
one of many accredited academic medical model
training programs in the U.S. Mrs. Brooke Smart
graduated from the Nurse Practitioner Program at
the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) in
2009.
Before beginning her education as a NP, she
received Bachelor of Science degree in nursing
from TWU, graduating magna cum laude. She then
worked as a RN in the Neurological Intensive
Care Unit at Harris Methodist Fort Worth
Hospital.
To remain nationally certified, Mrs. Smart must
complete 70 hours of Continuing Medical
Education (CME) every 5 years, or pass a
national recertification examination every 6
years.
Nurse practitioners (170,000 as of 2007) nationwide remain
mostly in primary care,
the rest can be found in every medical and
surgical specialty, including dermatology.
Nurse Practitioners have been practicing with
dermatologists for 20 years, providing a wide
variety of services, including diagnosis,
prescription, ordering and interpreting lab
tests, wound suturing, and medical or surgical
treatment of a wide variety of clinical
pathology. Dermatology NPs are legally and ethically bound
to practice ONLY under supervision by their
employing physician.
Starting with her undergraduate training and
experience, Brooke has studied dermatology in a
variety of ways, including on the job training
with dermatologists, dermatology lectures and
seminars, and attendance at the DFW dermatology
monthly meetings.
You may rest assured that your care is still
managed by me, Dr. Angela Moore and that we will
work as a team for your dermatologic concerns.
Dr. Moore
believes that adding a NP to her dermatology
practice will enable ACD to provide you with
greater accessibility and prompt care, greatly
benefiting our patients. If you have any
questions, please do not hesitate to ask.
More information about nurse practitioners can
be found on the Internet at http://www.aanp.org.
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Brooke Smart,
NP
Certified Nurse Practitioner
in Dermatology |
