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Wanda Gibson-Scipio

MAKING IT ALL COUNT

Assistant Professor-Clinical
Wayne State University College of Nursing
Detroit, Michigan

Wanda Gibson-Scipio is the first to say that her
nursing education provided her with a wide-ranging
career as an ICU nurse, a hospital human resources
manager, a NP, a professor, a scholar, and a leader in
a statewide health initiative. She puts her knowledge,
critical thinking, and experience to work for
Michigan’s underserved.

Co-Program Director
Michigan Area Health Education Center

AWARDS

PhD, APRN, BC
CON PhD ‘06

Family Nurse Practitioner
Current Advantage Family Health Care
Research Focus: Urban Youth with Chronic Diseases
HRSA, NIH, and BCBSM funded

Nursing Research Achievement Award, Wayne State
University College of Nursing, 2014 and 2012
Detroit Medical Center Scholar Award, 2011
Apple Outstanding Teaching Award, Oakland University
School of Nursing, 2009
Outstanding Doctoral Student Award, MSU College
of Nursing, 2005–06

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