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Portrait of Emily Fischer

Honor Society® member

Emily Fischer

Registered Nurse at Wake Forest Baptist Health

  • Western Carolina University
  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Class of 2018
  • Pinnacle, North Carolina

Member since December 2016

Education

  • Western Carolina University

    Family Nurse Practitioner

    2016 – 2018

  • Appalachian State University

    Bachelor's of Science in Nursing

    2014 – 2015

  • Surry Community College

    Associate Degree in Nursing

    2000 – 2003

Honors and awards

  • Great 100

    Nominated and selected as one of the Great 100 Nurses of North Carolina.

  • Clinical Ladder III

    Designated recipient of Clinical Ladder III at Wake Forest Baptist Health after completing a research project on Clostridium difficile to improve patient outcomes.

  • Nurse Excellence

    Nominated and selected by peers for Nurse Excellence Award for Wake Forest Baptist Health in 2008 and nominated again in 2013.

Experience

  • Registered Nurse

    Wake Forest Baptist Health

    Nov 2005 – Dec 2016

  • Registered Nurse

    Grand Strand Regional Medical Center

    Jun 2003 – Nov 2005

Volunteering

  • Camp Nurse

    Shoals Handicap Camp

    Jul 2006 – Jul 2010

Languages

  • English (US) Fluent

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