UHS Nurse Practitioners, UHS Basics

The University Health Service (UHS) has physicians and nurse practitioners on its primary care staff. All full -time students are assigned a nurse practitioner or a physician as their primary care provider (PCP) when they enter the University.

A nurse practitioner is a registered professional nurse (RN) with advanced educational and clinical preparation beyond the baccalaureate degree. The professional role blends the nursing skills of counseling and health education with the medical skills of diagnosis and treatment. The nurse practitioners at UHS work in a collaborative practice with the UHS physicians in evaluating, diagnosing, and treating health and illness concerns. In New York State, nurse practitioners (NP's) are licensed by the state and granted legal authority to prescribe medications and write prescriptions. UHS nurse practitioners are also board certified by their professional organizations and hold faculty appointments in the University of Rochester School of Nursing.

UHS Nurse Practitioners

	Carolyn Barry, RN-CS, MSN, Adult Nurse Practitioner -- Ms. Barry has been a nurse practitioner at the University Health Service since July 1, 1991. She received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Niagara University in 1983 and a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Rochester in 1990. Her practice includes general primary care and women's health.

	Sharon Buttermore, RNC, BSN, OB-GYN Nurse Practitioner -- Ms. Buttermore joined the UHS staff in 1977 after practicing in a rural family planning clinic. Her nurse practitioner education was earned through the State University of New York at Buffalo. She is nationally certified as a women's health care nurse practitioner.

	Brenda Cooley, RN-C, MSN, FNP, Family Nurse Practitioner. Ms. Cooley joined the UHS staff in 1987 as a registered nurse. Upon completing her Master of Science at St. John Fisher College in May 2003, she began working as a Family Nurse Practitioner at UHS.

	Diane Olejar, RN-CS, MSN, Adult Nurse Practitioner - Ms. Olejar joined UHS in March, 1988 after completing a Nurse Practitioner post-graduate certificate program at the University of Buffalo. A graduate of the University of Rochester School of Nursing, she is also a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Burns and Trauma Nursing, having received her Master of Science degree in Nursing in that specialty from the University of Cincinnati in 1982. Ms. Olejar has a special interest in burns, general skin problems and adult attention deficit disorder.

	Susan Walworth, RN-C, MSN, Family Nurse Practitioner -- Ms. Walworth joined the UHS staff in 1989 after practicing in Pediatrics at Strong Memorial Hospital. She earned a B.S. in Nursing at Nazareth College, a Master of Science in Nursing from St. John Fisher College, and holds a Certification in College Health Nursing. She has a special interest in healthcare for musicians.

	Terri Winter, RNC, MS, Women's Health Nurse Practitioner - Ms. Winter joined UHS in January 2002. She worked in the OB/GYN Outpatient Department of the University of Rochester Medical Center prior to joining UHS. Ms. Winter received her Women's Health Nurse Practitioner post-graduate certificate from the University of Rochester in 1995 and her Master of Science in Nursing Administration, also from the University of Rochester, in 1994.

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UHS Nurse Practitioners