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 Suzanne
Shore, MSIS ’83, has been Board Certified
by the American Nurses Credentialing Center in Informatics
since 1999, and is a participating member of the National
League for Nursing 2004-2006 Task Group on Informatics
Competencies. In the spring of 2005, Suzanne presented
a lecture entitled “Nursing
Informatics as a Distinct Discipline” to Ellen
Detlefsen’s medical
informatics class at SIS.
Suzanne earned her BA in French from the Pennsylvania
State University, her BSN from Graceland University,
her MS in Information Science from the University of
Pittsburgh, and her MS in Systems Management from the
University of Southern California. She is currently an
eLearning student in the Graduate School of Nursing at
Drexel University. Suzanne is a fulltime Informatics
Nurse in Chambersburg, PA and has taught Nursing Informatics
at the undergraduate level.
“My education at SIS has opened doors for me ever
since 1983, both in the manufacturing industry and in
nursing. The job market changes and will continue to
change. I have found that the SIS skill set transcends
the boundaries between different careers, such as business,
teaching, and health care. As a professional nurse, my
SIS education directly supports all the roles I play
on patient care information systems projects.” When
asked about her future pursuits, Suzanne replied, “I
think that skills and knowledge in Information Science
are fundamental to the success of all the health professions
in Informatics. Right now all the health professions
are engaged in sorting out what informatics competencies
are needed at all levels of practice and how to educate
practitioners in those competencies. This is very important
work and I want to be there.”
In addition to her civilian career, Suzanne is a Major
in the US Air Force Nurse Corps, and Assistant Chief
Nurse at 167 Medical Group, Air National Guard, Martinsburg,
WV. She is fluent in French and has qualified as an International
Health Specialist Level I by the US Air Force Medical
Service. She created the French language course materials
for the 4th Annual International HIV/AIDS Planning and
Policy Development Course held by the Defense Institute
for Medical Operations in December 2004, and maintains
her language fluency in order to support humanitarian
missions in countries where French is a dominant language.
She continually seeks opportunities to improve and use
her language skills to support health related initiatives. |
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