Faculty Bio Detail
Suzanne August-Schwartz - DNP, APRN, FNP
Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
Email: SSchwartz@samuelmerritt.edu
Program:Master of Science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner (MSN-FNP)
Telephone: 510.869.6511 EXT. 4721
Address: 3100 Summit Street, 3rd Floor
Oakland - CA 94609
Dr. August-Schwartz graduated from the University of San Francisco with a BSN in 1982. After working as a Staff Nurse at St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center in San Francisco for two years, she began graduate studies at UCSF and graduated with an MSN and Family Nurse Practitioner certificate in 1986. In 2008, she complete her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Rush University in Chicago, Illinois. She has been teaching at Samuel Merritt University in the Family Nurse Practitioner program since 2001 and became the director of that program in 2006. She has been in continuous clinical practice as a nurse practitioner since 1986. Her areas of interest are infectious disease, lipid screening and cardiovascular health, pharmacology and primary care.
Professional and Community Service and Professional Memberships:
November 2004 – Samuel Merritt University School of Nursing Representative for Miramonte High School Career Center.April 2003 – Bonita House Health Fair, Berkeley, CA1999-2001 – Conducted a series of noontime patient education discussions at Alta Bates Medical Associates in Albany, CA on topics such as insomnia, diabetes, hypertension, media and medicine, for instance.
Courses Taught at Samuel Merritt University:
Research Interests:
Nurse Practitioner primary care; Nurse Practitioner role transition; Self-care.
Publications and Presentations:
Fellowships, Grants, and Awards:
Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
Email: SSchwartz@samuelmerritt.edu
Program:Master of Science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner (MSN-FNP)
Telephone: 510.869.6511 EXT. 4721
Address: 3100 Summit Street, 3rd Floor
Oakland - CA 94609
Dr. August-Schwartz graduated from the University of San Francisco with a BSN in 1982. After working as a Staff Nurse at St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center in San Francisco for two years, she began graduate studies at UCSF and graduated with an MSN and Family Nurse Practitioner certificate in 1986. In 2008, she complete her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Rush University in Chicago, Illinois. She has been teaching at Samuel Merritt University in the Family Nurse Practitioner program since 2001 and became the director of that program in 2006. She has been in continuous clinical practice as a nurse practitioner since 1986. Her areas of interest are infectious disease, lipid screening and cardiovascular health, pharmacology and primary care.
Professional and Community Service and Professional Memberships:
Board Member, Sigma Theta Tau, Nu Xi-at-large chapter, 2008 - 2009
Board Member, Practice Leadership Network, American Association of Colleges of Nursing 2008 - 2010
2005 - Global Advancement Committee, National Organization for Nurse Practitioner Faculties
California Association for Nurse Practitioners State Lobby Day participant2003, 2005, 2006.
November 2004 – Samuel Merritt University School of Nursing Representative for Miramonte High School Career Center.April 2003 – Bonita House Health Fair, Berkeley, CA1999-2001 – Conducted a series of noontime patient education discussions at Alta Bates Medical Associates in Albany, CA on topics such as insomnia, diabetes, hypertension, media and medicine, for instance.
Courses Taught at Samuel Merritt University:
N118 Pharmacology
N119 Pathophysiology
N596 Preceptorship
N619 Advanced Pathophysiology
N671 Advanced Health Assessment
N672 Nurse Practitioner Seminar I
N675 Primary Health Care II
N676 Primary Health Care III
N677 Ambulatory Pharmacology
Research Interests:
Nurse Practitioner primary care; Nurse Practitioner role transition; Self-care.
Publications and Presentations:
Invited Presentations:
American College of Nurse Practitioners National Clinical Conference, Philadelphia, PA.10/04 “Atherogenesis – Beyond Lipid Levels."
American College of Nurse Practitioners National Clinical Conference, Palm Springs, CA. 10/05 "“The Use of Herbal Medications in the Primary Care Setting."
Fellowships, Grants, and Awards:
2008 Victor E. Schimmel Memorial Nursing Scholarship
2005 Sigma Theta Tau International, Nu Xi At-large Chapter, Excellence in Nursing Practice Award.
School of Nursing, Nursing Administrative Council Faculty Award, Fall 2005.