Catherine Assink

Catherine Assink is an MSN, Certified Nurse Midwife and Family Nurse Practitioner candidate, graduating May 2018.

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Degree program and graduation year

MSN, Certified Nurse Midwife and Family Nurse Practitioner, Class of 2018

Hometown

Charlottesville, VA

Highlights and achievements

• Member of the Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement Nursing School Representative
• Midwifery Student Liaison to Faculty

I'm currently working on...

I am currently finishing my certification as a trainer with the Community Resiliency Model®.

I hope to innovate healthcare by...

As a primary care provider and midwife, I want to provide holistic care to my patients. By integrating Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) scores and other holistic assessments into broader patient care, we can better screen for and address patient's health risks as they relate to social context and exposure.

My greatest mentor has been...

I have been really fortunate to have a lot of amazing women in my life that inspire me. My grandmother especially has been a strong influence and example for me. For her entire career, she has cared for women with breast cancer and has been an example of unconditional love and deep kindness.

When I have free time, I like...

I have recently become mildly obsessed with Pure Barre and I love to design stationery and garden.

The craziest thing I've done is...

I lived in South Africa for three years and was known to cliff jump a time or two.