Caroline T. Brown, RN

acd2fc@r.postjobfree.com

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Nashville, TN 37201

EDUCATION Adult/Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Candidate

Master of Science in Nursing, August 2014

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing

Nashville, TN

•Recipient of merit scholarship

Master of Arts, May 2010

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

Major: Health Science

• Recipient of The University of Alabama's Graduate Council Fellowship for graduate

studies, covering tuition and a stipend for the academic year of 2008-2009

• Offered full tuition scholarship to the University of Alabama’s Manderson School of

Business MBA program

Bachelor of Arts in Arts and Sciences, May 2008

The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

Major: Political Science Minor: French

• Magna cum laude

WORK

EXPERIENCE

Research Analyst, 2014

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Nashville, TN

• Aided in content and procedural edits for existing protocol to reflect best research

practice

• Revised patient/caregiver consent forms, master study Excel database, and recruitment

materials to improve accuracy, data capture, and subject outreach

• Conducted IRB application amendments

• Screened EMR for eligible subjects

Clinical Research Coordinator B, 2012- 2013

The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

• Recruited patients for participation in Radiation Oncology proton therapy clinical trials

• Wrote patient consent forms for clinical research studies

• Edited research protocols prior to study launch

• Constructed database forms for study data collection

• Responsible for IRB submissions and correspondence for assigned studies

Clinical Trials Specialist, 2009- 2011

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

•Recruited patients under an NIH grant examining the role of arginine, stress, and diet on

disease activity in humans with ulcerative colitis

•Maintained study records according to IRB protocol

•Obtained blood, urine, and tissue samples from patients during colonoscopy procedures

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•Performed dietary telephone calls to patients in order to examine the link between diet and

the amount of arginine contained with serum, urine, and tissue samples

Graduate Research Intern, Pediatric Risk Adjustment Project, Summer 2009

Center for Outcomes Research, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA

• Conducted medical chart abstractions using ChartMaxx and Microsoft Excel to compile

data involving the case and the control for 137 pairs of neonates with similar diagnoses

and demographics, in order to help determine what variables made the difference for the

children with better outcomes

The goal of this project was to re-shape current claims-based reimbursement models,

which determine the level of patient severity, and ultimately determine a hospital’s

quality of care ranking.

PUBLICATIONS

• Coburn, L.A., Horst, S.N., Chaturvedi, R., Brown, C.T., Allaman, M.M., Scull

B.P., Singh, K., Piazuelo, M.B., Chitnavis, M.V., Hodges, M.E., Rosen, M.J., Williams,

C.S., Slaughter, J.C., Beaulieu, D.B., Schwartz, D.A., & Wilson, K.T. (2013). High-

throughput multi-analyte luminex profiling implicates eotaxin-1 in ulcerative colitis.

PLoS One, 8(12), e82300. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082300

• Williams, C.S., Bradley, A.M., Chaturvedi, R., Singh, K., Piazuelo, M.B., Chen,

X., McDonough, E.M., Schwartz, D.A., Brown, C.T., Allaman, M.M., Coburn,

L.A., Horst, S.N., Beaulieu, D.B., Choksi, Y.A., Washington, M.K., Williams,

A.D., Fisher, M.A., Zinkel, S.S., Peek, R.M., Jr.,Wilson, K.T., Hiebert, S.W. (2013).

MTG16 contributes to colonic epithelial integrity in experimental colitis. Gut,62(10),

1446-1455.

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CERTIFICATIONS Tennessee Registered Nurse license: #000*******

• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers- American Heart Association

HONORS

• Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society

• Cardinal Key Honor Society

• Lambda Sigma Honor Society

• Pi Delta Phi French Honor Society

• Honors Program

• International Honors Program

• President's List (All A's)

• Dean's List

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