Christine Tuohy
Tyngsboro,USA
Summary
Experienced Family Nurse Practitioner and Assistant Professor with a strong clinical background and dedication to primary and preventative care. Proven track record of delivering evidence-based and patient-centered care with precision and empathy, evidenced by patient feedback and quality metric outcomes. Strong background in diagnosis, treatment planning and education. Faculty member developing expertise in academia with rigorous academic foundation, now developing and and implementing an innovative curriculum to prepare nurses at the doctoral level.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Asst. Professor/FNP Track Coordinator (20hr/week)
University of Massachusetts Chan Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing
Worcester, MA
12.2025 - Current
- Creates and implements evidence-based course materials aimed at enhancing student learning experiences and equipping students for entry-level positions in primary care.
- Partners with faculty to develop and execute DNP curriculum while coordinating clinical placement logistics.
- Creates and grades instructional modules and examinations, focusing AACN competency-based nursing education.
- Provides mentorship to help students create and implement a scholarly doctorate-level project
- Provides comprehensive assistance to students in developing scholarly writing skills and navigating submission processes for institutional review boards and academic journals.
- Builds strong rapport with students through class discussions and academic advisement.
- Encourages and mentors students in presenting their work at local and national conferences
- Participates in departmental committees, influencing policy decisions that impact academic standards and practices.
- Maintains an up-to-date knowledge of subject matter by attending conferences, workshops, and webinars relevant to the field of study.
Family Nurse Practitioner (20hr/week)
Nashua Center for Internal Medicine
Nashua, NH
01.2026 - Current
- Conducts comprehensive patient assessments and develop individualized care plans for patients in the Internal Medicine setting. Visits include mix of comprehensive physical exams, follow up exams, transition into care from hospital, minor office surgery, acute visits
- Prescribes medications, performs minor office surgical procedures (shave/punch biopsies, cryotherapy), orders and interprets diagnostic testing
- Handles complex cases involving multiple comorbidities and social determinants of health effectively by employing critical thinking skills and seeking expert consultations when necessary.
- Communicates with patients and answers questions via portal, reviews consult notes from outside providers, generates appropriate referrals for specialist needs
- Manages acute and chronic illnesses, developing personalized treatment plans that addressed patients' unique needs.
- Increases patient access to PCP office evaluation with dedicated acute visit slots and communicates visit findings to PCP for collaborative care
- Educate patients on chronic disease management and preventive health strategies.
- Developed strong relationships with local healthcare providers to facilitate seamless coordination of referrals for specialized services.
- Utilizes telehealth technology effectively, increasing convenience for patients while maintaining high-quality care standards.
- Utilizes EPIC EHR system to communicate with patients, other providers and update patient medical records
Family Nurse Practitioner (40hr/week)
Family Practice of South Nashua (Foundation Medical Partners)
Nashua, NH
01.2025 - 01.2026
- Conduct comprehensive patient assessments and develop individualized care plans for a panel of patients in an family practice setting. Creates individualized treatment plans. Visits include mix of comprehensive physical exams, follow up exams, transition into care from hospital, minor office surgery, acute visits
- Prescribes medications, performs minor office surgical procedures (shave/punch biopsies, cryotherapy), orders and interprets diagnostic testing, thinks critically and individualizes plans to provide patient centered care
- Communicates with patients and answers questions via portal, reviews consult notes from outside providers, generates appropriate referrals for specialist needs
- Takes call/performs triage for after hour patient needs
- Educate patients on chronic disease management and preventive health strategies.
- Conduct comprehensive patient assessments and develop individualized care plans.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to foster optimal patient outcomes and attends regular meetings to stay up to date on evidence-based practice
Family Nurse Practitioner (32hr/week)
Wright and Associates Family Healthcare, Amherst, NH
Amherst, NH
08.2022 - 12.2024
- Duties as above in current position
- Lead quality improvement initiatives addressing statin adherence, educational interventions for managing chronic conditions, assessing for social determinants of health
- Led an initiative to improve HPV vaccines in the 26-45 age group resulting in increased insurance coverage for this vaccine
- Serves as a stakeholder/mentor to DNP students doing QI projects at this setting - Current as of 2026
- Utilized Veradigm (Allscripts) EMR for documentation of visits.
- Mentored junior staff on clinical procedures and best practices in patient care delivery.
Registered Nurse (24-32hr/week)
Heywood Hospital, Gardner, MA
Gardner, MA
12.2020 - 08.2022
- Managed patient care for 5-7 individuals in an acute ICU stepdown and telemetry environment to ensure optimal recovery.
- Facilitated seamless collaboration among care team members, resulting in improved patient care coordination. Collaborated with physicians, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, case managers, physical and speech therapists, patients/families, and social workers to enhance treatment effectiveness. Promoted a unified approach to patient management
- Performed head to toe and focused assessments, medication administration, documentation using Medi-Tech expanse, prioritization, delegation, communication, patient advocacy, interpreted telemetry rhythms, generated plans of care, admitted and discharged patients, provided education
- Monitored vital signs and assessed patient conditions, documenting changes in electronic health records accurately.
- Educated patients and families on disease management, promoting adherence to treatment regimens and improving outcomes.
- Trained new nursing staff on hospital procedures and best practices, enhancing team efficiency and patient care quality.
Correctional Registered Nurse (Per Diem)
Worcester County Sheriff's Office
Worcester, MA
09.2020 - 11.2021
- Monitored patients in a correctional facility, specifically monitoring patients detoxing from alcohol and substance use
- performed CIWA and COWs assessments and provided interventions/administered medications per protocol
- Administered medications and treatments according to established protocols.
- Utilized nursing protocols to effectively assess patients and collaborate findings with the on site provider and provide evidence based nursing care
- Streamlined patient intake processes, enhancing efficiency of healthcare services provided.
- Provided critical health education to inmates, empowering them to make informed decisions about their wellbeing.
- Delegated appropriate tasks to LPN on staff
- Maintained accurate medical records for legal compliance.
Laboratory Technician (40hr/week)
University Of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester, MA
05.2016 - 08.2019
- Investigated intestinal inflammation induced by neutrophil migration in inflammatory bowel diseases
- Conducted laboratory experiments, ensuring adherence to safety protocols and standard operating procedures.
- Collected and documented data and analyzed findings to draw conclusions and make recommendations for future experiments
- Oversaw the maintenance and growth of diverse mammalian cell lines
- Collaborated with physicians in collection of colon epithelial cell brushings and biopsies from human volunteers. Managed processing of samples for lipid analysis to enhance research outcomes.
- Streamlined inventory management processes, improving reagent tracking and availability for experiments.
- Led quality control initiatives to ensure accuracy and reliability of laboratory results across projects.
Education
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Nursing
University of Massachusetts Medical School Graduate School of Nursing
Worcester, MA06-2023
Master of Science - Nursing
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Worcester, MA08-2022
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Emmanuel College
Boston, MA05-2016
Skills
- Critical thinking
- Preventive care
- Patient education
- Interprofessional collaboration
- Differential diagnosis
- Patient examination
- Treatment plan development
- Advanced physical examination
- Lab result evaluation
- Chronic disease management
- Diagnosis and treatment
- Direct patient care
- Diagnostic testing
- Diabetes and nutrition treatments
- Telehealth proficiency
- Medication administration
- Pediatric care
- Patient referrals
- Quality improvement
- Diagnostic reasoning
- Geriatric treatment
- HIPAA guidelines
- American academy of nurse practitioners member
- Clinical decision making
- Medical chart management
- Primary care
- Medication prescribing
- Team leadership
- Student mentoring
- Course planning
- Utilizes tools such as UpToDate and Epocrates,
- Lectures and discussions
- Performance evaluations
- Mentoring
- Powerpoint presentations
- Academic publication
- Research writing
- NursingClinical instruction
- Blackboard/Canvas
- Syllabus development
- Graduate student support
- Superior organizational skills
- Patient/student communication
- Equipment/software: Allscripts/Veridigm, Meditech, ERMA and Epic documentation systems
Accomplishments
- Presenter, Massachusetts Coalition of Nurse Practitioners Conference (June 2023)
- Recipient, Heywood Healthcare Medical Staff Scholarship (May, 2022)
- Member, Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor’s Society (2021-Present)
- Recipient, Dean’s Scholarship at UMass Medical School (2019-2020)
- Recipient, Nurse’s Support Fee Scholarship at UMass Medical School (2019-2021)
- Dean’s List for all semesters at Emmanuel College and UMass Medical School (2012-2023)
Publications
- Murumba, R, Naman, R, Tuohy, CA, White, PA, Wright, WL. Assessment of adherence to American Diabetes Association guidelines and evaluation of social determinants of health and interventions in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a nurse practitioner-owned clinic. J Am Assoc Nurse Pract. 2024 Dec. doi: 10.1097/JXX.0000000000001084.
- Tuohy CA, Liziewski KE, White PA, Wright WL. Evaluating adherence to American Diabetes Association standards of care in diabetes and impacts of social determinants of health on patients at two nurse practitioner-owned clinics. J Am Assoc Nurse Pract. 2024 Jul 1;36(7):399-408. doi: 10.1097/JXX.0000000000001026. PMID: 38771202.
- Foley SE, Tuohy C, Dunford M, Grey MJ, De Luca H, Cawley C, Szabady RL, Maldonado-Contreras A, Houghton JM, Ward DV, Mrsny RJ, McCormick BA. Gut microbiota regulation of P-glycoprotein in the intestinal epithelium in maintenance of homeostasis. Microbiome. 2021 Sep 7;9(1):183. doi: 10.1186/s40168-021-01137-3.
- Whalen, C., Tuohy, C., Tallo, T., Kaufman, JW., Moore, C., Kuehner, J. “RNA Polymerase II Transcription Attenuation at the Yeast DNA Repair Gene, DEF1 , Involves Sen1-Dependent and Polyadenylation Site-Dependent Termination.” G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, vol. 8, no. 6, 23 Apr. 2018, pp. 2043–2058., doi:10.1534/g3.118.200072.
- Rose L. Szabady, Christopher Louissaint, Anneke Lubben, Bailu Xie, Shaun Reeksting, Christine Tuohy, Zachary Demma, Sage E. Foley, Christina S. Faherty, Alejandro Llanos-Chea, Andrew J. Olive, Randall J. Mrsny, Beth A. McCormick. “Intestinal P-glycoprotein exports endocannabinoids to prevent inflammation and maintain homeostasis.” Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2018; DOI: 10.1172/JCI96817
Certification
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (Current- New Hampshire Board of Nursing License #089044-23)
- Registered Nurse (New Hampshire Board of Nursing, License #089044-21, Exp 11/18/2025)
- Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-BC)- American Nurses Credentialing Center (#2022056163, Exp 9/18/2027)
- Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-C)- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (#F10220296, Exp 10/5/2027)
- Basic Life Support Provider (American Heart Association)
Timeline
Family Nurse Practitioner (20hr/week)
Nashua Center for Internal Medicine
01.2026 - Current
Asst. Professor/FNP Track Coordinator (20hr/week)
University of Massachusetts Chan Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing
12.2025 - Current
Family Nurse Practitioner (40hr/week)
Family Practice of South Nashua (Foundation Medical Partners)
01.2025 - 01.2026
Family Nurse Practitioner (32hr/week)
Wright and Associates Family Healthcare, Amherst, NH
08.2022 - 12.2024
Registered Nurse (24-32hr/week)
Heywood Hospital, Gardner, MA
12.2020 - 08.2022
Correctional Registered Nurse (Per Diem)
Worcester County Sheriff's Office
09.2020 - 11.2021
Laboratory Technician (40hr/week)
University Of Massachusetts Medical School
05.2016 - 08.2019
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Nursing
University of Massachusetts Medical School Graduate School of Nursing
Master of Science - Nursing
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Emmanuel College