GEORGE B. FOX, M.S., R.N., FNP-C, GNP, BC
Victor, New York 14564
585-***-**** Home
585-***-**** Cell
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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
St. John Fisher College May, 1999 Post Masters Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate
Northern Illinois University 1984 M.S. Nursing
The Ohio State University 1978 B.S.N. Nursing
Ohio University 1976 B.S. Zoology
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Academy Nurse Practitioners
New York State Nurse Practitioners Association,
Geriatric Advanced Practice Nurses Association
Infectious Disease Society of America
HONORS / AWARDS
Division of Geriatrics and Aging, Clinician of the Year Award, University of Rochester,
School of Medicine and Dentistry, 2014
American Nurses Credentialing Center Board Certification GNP, BC, 2018
American Academy of Nurse Practitioner National Certification -C, 2019
Nurse of Distinction Nominee, Genesee Region Home Care, 1996
CCRN, AACN Certification, 1991, 1994
Certificate of Achievement, Nursing Management, Wharton Business School,
University of Pennsylvania, 1989
EDPRESS, Distinguished Achievement Award, Excellence in Educational Journalism, 1986
Who's Who in American Nursing, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996
Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, 1984
Professional Nurse Traineeship Grant, 1984
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES
Nurse Practitioner F332748-1 FNP
New York 366992 RN, 2017
Illinois 41-196436 RN(not Current)
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCES
05/02/16 Retired
11/21/ 15 – 05/01/16 Rochester Immediate Care Nurse Practitioner
8/1/15 - 10/10/15 Per Diem Immediate care East Nurse Practitioner
5/1/15 – 8/15/15 Per Diem at Lifetimes Health Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner
7/14/09 – 6/5/15 Geriatrics and Medical Assoc. Nurse Practitioner
Highland Hospital,
suite 207, 990 South Ave
Geriatrics and Infectious Disease
8/25/06 – 7/13/09 Dr. Wm. Chey & Assoc. Nurse Practitioner
Rochester Institute for Digestive Gastroenterology &
Diseases Hepatology
3/03/02 – 8/02/06 Tri-County Family Medicine Nurse Practitioner,
Family Practice
1/24/00 – 2/28/02 Advanced Dermatology Associates Nurse Practitioner,
General Dermatology
7/15/99 - 1/1/00 Arbor Hill Nursing Home Nurse Practitioner
12/7/98 - 7/1/99 Visiting Nurse Service of Monroe Co. Advanced Practice Nurse
Evenings / Weekends
8/21/94 - 12/4/98 Genesee Region Home Care Association Clinical Specialist, Cardiopulmonary
9/6/91 - 8/20/94 Genesee Region Home Care Association Community Health Nurse, Responsible for direct client care.
6/30/90 - 8/8/91 The Genesee Hospital Coronary Care Unit Staff Nurse,
Responsible for direct client care.
9/1/89 - 5/1/90 Monroe Community College Assistant Professor, Evening/Weekend program
coordinator, Nursing 102, Fundamentals and Med/Surg.
1/5/88 - 8/23/89 Rochester General Hospital Director of Surgical Nursing,
Responsible for the Surgical
Nursing Department.
6/1/86 - 5/1/88 SSI Medical Services Medical Sales Representative,
Responsible for medical sales
of wound care products.
6/1/84 - 5/30/86 University of Rochester Instructor, Clinical Specialist,
Cardiothoracic Surgical Nursing.
6/9/83 - 5/23/84 Northern Illinois University Graduate Teaching Associate,
undergraduate Maternal-Child Health course.
8/10/81 - 5/9/83 Mennonite Hospital College of Nursing Instructor, Advanced Med/Surg,
Critical Care.
8/1/80 - 8/1/83 Brokaw Hospital, Normal, Illinois ICU/CCU Staff/Charge Nurse.
12/5/78 - 7/25/80 Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio Staff Nurse, Neonatal ICU
1/9/69 - 1/3/73 U.S. Navy Corpsman, 2nd Class,
Surgical Technician, Bethesda Naval Hospital, Washington, D C
PUBLICATIONS
Fox, G.B. (1996). AAMN 1996 Conference in Rochester New York. InterAction, 14 (1), 3.
Fox, G.B. (1996). AAMN 1996 Conference in Rochester New York. InterAction, 14 (2), 5.
Norsen, L.H., & Fox, G. B. (1985). Understanding cardiac output - and the drugs
that affect it. Nursing 85, 15(4), 34-41.
RESEARCH
New York State Demonstration project with Rochester General Hospital
Cardiopulmonary Surgical Program to show outcomes for a “Seamless” discharge process.
“Male and Female nurses’ perceptions of nursing care delivery in a moderate size homecare
agency and the gender specific differences in communication patterns.” George B. Fox, M.S.,
R.N. unpublished.
PRESENTATIONS
Several presentations to the community Geriatric Associations; i.e. Life Span, Eldercare, Highlands of Pittsford Geriatric association.
“Sarcopenia in the elderly, what to do to reverse the trend.” 2009 to present.
“How to negotiate the Hospital system.”
Ontario County Health Department, F.F. Thompson Hospital Cardiac Rehabilitation Department,
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft, Early Discharge Process: The Clinical Pathway to take.
Canandagiua, New York, 1197
Clark Surgical Home Care, and Boehringer Mannheim, Advances in Point of Care Testing,
Presenter; “Point of Care Testing, Genesee Region Home Care Association‘s experience.”
New York City, May, 1996
American Assembly for Men in Nursing, 1995 National Conference, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Presenter, Communications differences: If Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus, Then who is the Interpreter. Communication differences of Men in Nursing and Women in Nursing. Dec. 1995.
Genesee Valley Nurses’ Association, Rochester, New York, Presenter, Downsizing: What’s the next Step? Sept., 1995
Guest Lecturer, Genesee Valley Nurses’ Association, R.A.N.O.L.F group, Rochester, New York Home Care: The Alternative Nursing Care Site. Dec., 1995
University of Sydney, School of Nursing, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia,
Educational Exchange Conference, Curriculum Development for Baccalaureate Nursing Education . Aug., 1991.
AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL GROWTH
2011 -2012-2013 - Annual Convention, New York State Nurse Practitioner Association, Saratoga Springs, New York, Oct., 2011
2011 –Geriatric Advanced Practice Nurse Association Conference, Washington, D.C. 2011
2010 – Geriatric Advanced Practice Nurse Association Conference, Albequerqe, New Mexico,
2010
2009 – American Geriatric Society annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, 2009 Disney World Resort 2009
2007 – 23rd Annual Convention, New York State Nurse Practitioner Association, Turningstone.
Verona, New York, Oct. 2007
2007 – Pri-Med Updates, Rochester, New York. April 2007
2006 – 22nd Annual Convention, New York State Nurse Practitioner Association, Turningstone, Verona, New York, Oct. 2006
2006 – Pri-Med Updates, Rochester, New York. April, 2006
2005 – 21st Annual Convention, New York State Nurse Practitioner Association, Sagamore,
Bolton landing, New York, Oct. 2005
2004 – 20th Annual Convention, New York State Nurse Practitioner Association, Sagamore,
Bolton landing, New York, Oc.t 2004
2003 – 19th Annual Convention, New York State Nurse Practitioner Association, Sagamore,
Bolton landing, New York, Oct. 2003
Nurse Practitioner Review Course, Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, Boston, MA, May
2003
2002 – 18th Annual Convention, New York State Nurse Practitioner Association, Sagamore,
Bolton Landing, New York, Oct. 2002
2002 – 23rd National Conference for Nurse Practitioners, University of Colorado, Keystone CO.
June 2002
2001 American Academy of Dermatology, National Meeting, Mar 10- 14. Washington D.C.
1998 National Conference for Nurse Practitioners, Washington, D.C., November, 8-12, 1998.
23rd Annual Nurse Practitioner Symposium, University of Colorado, Keystone Colorado, June
1998
Physical Assessment Course, Nursing 342, St. John Fisher Department of Nursing, Fall
Semester, 1996
Chair and Conference Coordinator,
American Assembly for Men in Nursing, 1996 National Conference, Rochester, New
York, Nursing in the New Millennium, Dec., 1996.
Advanced Professional Home Health Care. Don’t Miss A Beat. Advances in Home Care
Cardiac services. Detroit, MI, May, 1996.
Clark Surgical Home Care, and Boehringer Mannheim, Advances in Point of Care Testing,
New York City, May, 1996
American Assembly for Men in Nursing, 1995 National Conference, Chapel Hill North Carolina.
Nursing’s Gender; What Does it Matter?, Dec., 1995.
American Assembly for Men in Nursing, 1994 National Conference, Houston, Texas.
Gender Issues in Nursing, Dec. 1994.
University of Sydney, School of Nursing, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia,
Educational Exchange Conference, August, 1991.
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, Certification Corporation, Review Course for CCRN certification, April, 1991.
American Association of Critical Care Nurses, National Teaching Institute and
Convention, San Francisco, CA, May, 1990.
Leonard Davis Institute, Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA, Strategies for Successful Management. March, 1989.
Eagle Research, Inc., Rochester, NY. Time Management. February, 1989.
American Organization of Nurse Executives, American Hospital Association, Chicago,
IL, New Nursing Care Delivery Systems: Product Line Management. May, 1988.
Pace University, Lienhard School of Nursing, Westchester, NY,
The Invitational Conference for Nurse Executives. Coping with the Nursing
Shortage: How to Attract New Personnel. March, 1988.
SSI Medical Services, Inc., Charleston, SC, 1986. Professional Selling
System III. Xerox PSS., Xerox Corp.
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, National Teaching Institute and
Convention, Anaheim, CA, May, 1986.
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, National Teaching Institute and
Convention, Atlanta, GA, May, 1985.