COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL VITAE
Mary E. Sullivan, PhD, APRN, BC
Clinical Affiliation: Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital
Department: Beth Israel Medical Center Primary Care Administration1
Title: Nurse Practitioner, Senior Behavioral Health
A. Education and Academic Qualifications
1. Education
9/2006-5/2012 Boston College Connell School of Nursing, Boston, Ma
PhD-Nursing
9/1994-5/1998 Northeastern University, Boston, MA
RN – MSN program
Master of Science, Adult Nurse Practitioner
9/1981-5/1984 Associate Degree in Nursing, Mount Wachusett Community College,
Gardner, MA
2. Preceptor Experience
2006 University of Vermont, Undergraduate program in nursing
2005 Northeastern University, Graduate program in nursing
2003 Northeastern University, Graduate program in nursing
B. Professional Activities
1. Professional Association Participation
Sigma Theta Tau, Gamma Epsilon Chapter
American Nurses Association
Eastern Nursing Research Member
Eastern Nursing Research Society’s Membership Committee
Massachusetts Association of Registered Nurses
Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science
2. Professional Honors and Awards
2013 Connell Nursing Research Scholar (MGH)
2012 Yvonne Munn Nursing Research Award Mentor (MGH)
2011 Partners in Excellence Action Award (MGH)
2010 Sigma Theta Tau Research Award (Boston College)
2006 Dean’s Award Boston College Doctoral Program
2005 Partners in Excellence Award, Leadership, and Innovation (MGH)
2001 Patient Care Service Award (MGH)
3. Non-Teaching Activities Certification
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), Adult Nursing Practitioner
Course in the protection of human research subjects (CITI) to be rectified BLS certified
DEA/DPH licensed for prescriptive authority in Massachusetts
4. Clinical Appointments
2020- 2023 BID Senior Behavioral Health, Plymouth MA.
2018- 2022 Cape Cod Health Care, Hyannis, MA
1987– 2018 Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Boston, MA
1999-2001 Norwood Hospital, Norwood, MA
1998-1999 Southwood Hospital, Norfolk, MA
1985-1987 Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA
5. Clinical Experience
11/19/23 to present Nurse Practitioner BIDMC Primary Care Administration
Primary responsibilities Athena clinical documents management for North and Needham regions providers, remote.
9/8/20-11/15/23 Nurse Practitioner BID Senior Behavioral Health, Plymouth MA.
Completes full physical examinations, medical clearance and management of Dementia/cognitively impaired/depressed patients, responds to psychiatric, behavioral and medical emergencies, works closely with nursing, psychiatrists, hospitalists, social workers, physical therapist, speech and language therapist, nutritionist on management, treatment and recommendations of patients on our unit and conducts daily assessment, medical management and discharge planning.
11/2018-Nurse Practitioner Psychiatric Observation Service Emergency Room
Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis, Massachusetts
Completes full psychiatric evaluations, medical clearance and management of
psychiatric patients, psychopharmacological management of patients, respond to
psychiatric, behavioral and medical emergencies, work closely with emergency
department physicians and hospitalist physicians on management, treatment and
recommendations of patients on our service, daily assessment and discharge
planning.
5/2014- 10/2018, Nurse Director/Nurse Practitioner Medical/Practice Manage Walk-In Unit, MGH, Boston
Nurse Director/Practice manger- Successfully manages a team of 28 nurses, 3 nurse practitioners, 7 medical assistants and 4 support staff. Creates and maintains a working environment that is supportive of professional nursing practice. Encourages and promotes inter-professional collaboration between medical providers, nursing staff, medical assistants and support staff ensuring high quality patient care. Implemented a new model of patient care in collaboration with the leadership team’s vision. Directs and manages the MGH Central Flu Clinic which provided over 13,000 flu vaccines last year to MGH patients and employees. Implemented new system changes whereby contributing to increased productivity, improved efficiencies and profitability of the department. Researched and launched new scheduling software, increased the safety of the department by working inter-departmentally attaining a safety risk profile resulting in a second egress for patient and staff safety, analyzed the department's revenue stream identifying inadvertently missed revenue and made personnel changes as appropriate.
Nurse Practitioner- Assessment and treatment of minor medical problems, requests or second opinions and /or specialty referrals or medical services such as employment and school physicals. Obtain relevant health and medical histories, and performs physical examinations, orders diagnostic procedures as indicated. Prescribe therapeutics as needed.
5/2001 – 5/2014 Nurse Practitioner, General Clinical Research Center (GCRC),
MGH, Boston, MA
Developed nurse practitioner role. Manages the Nurse Practitioner’s practice with Nursing Director’s feedback. Collaborate directly with the Principal Investigators and Supervising Physician to deliver patient care to research subjects
Assist Principal Investigators with clinical support in the implementation of research protocols. Assess education needs of staff in regards to protocol implementation
Develop and execute staff development programs for specialized procedures specific to the research environment. Obtain relevant health and medical histories and perform physical examinations ordered diagnostic procedures as indicated
10/2001-6/2003 Research Subject Advocate Associate, MGH, Boston, MA
Implemented quality control and quality assurance measures to GCRC protocols with particular attention to human subject issues
Provided independent oversight of fulfillment of eligibility criteria; adherence to details of the protocol as written and approved
Responsible for oversight of safety issues including accurate and timely reporting of adverse events and compliance with all regulatory requirements
5/1999-5/2001 Nurse Practitioner, Caritas Health Care System, Norwood, MA
Responsibilities included:
Admitting patients into the Adult Psychiatric, Geri-Psychiatric, and Detoxification Units Obtaining histories and performing physical exams, providing medical clearance, writing admission orders, ordering lab work and diagnostic tests, assessing lab work and EKG's
Providing medical coverage to three in-patient units
Collaborating with the house officers, primary care physicians, and emergency room physicians
5/1998-5/1999 Nurse Practitioner, Southwood Community Hospital, Norfolk, MA.
Responsibilities included: Providing medical coverage to three in-patient units, admitting patients into the Adult Psychiatric, Geri-Psychiatric and Detoxification Units. Obtaining histories and performing physical exams, providing medical clearance, writing admission orders, ordering lab work and diagnostic tests, assessing lab work and EKG's. Collaborating with primary care physicians and emergency room physicians.
9/1996-5/2001 Staff Nurse, In-patient Psychiatric Medical Unit, MGH, Boston, MA,
5/1990-9/1996 HIV Research Nurse, MGH, Boston, MA
3/1987-5/1990 Staff Nurse, Medical Intensive Care Unit, MGH, Boston, MA
5/1985-3/1987 Staff Nurse, Medical-surgical Unit Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA
6. Research Related Activity
2002-2014 Partners Human Research Committee Member (Internal Review Board),
Partners Health Care System, Boston, MA
Review initial and continuing review of research protocols.
Determine the appropriateness of the study population, methods of recruitment,
process of informed consent, the risk and anticipated benefits to the subjects, adequacy of study design, methods of data analysis, the accuracy and completeness of information in the consent form as language used and presentation of information and determining which device studies pose significant vs. non-significant risk according to regulatory bodies.
2011 Sub Investigator: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Genetics and Treatment Response
2011 Sub Investigator: A Randomized, Open Label Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of AT1001 and Enzyme Replacement Therapy (ERT) in Patients with Fabry Disease and AT 1001 –Responsive GLA Mutation, Who Were Previously Treated with ERT.
2011 Co-Investigator: A Phase I, Randomized Study to Evaluate the Safety of Lactobaccillus
Rhamonsus GC ATCC 5303 (LGG) in Healthy Volunteers
2009 Co-Investigator: The Genetics of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
2008 Co-Investigator: Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 in Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis
2002 Co-investigator: Dose Response Study of Phosphenytoin in Central Neuropathic
Pain in Patients following spinal cord injury
7. Community Service
Date Organization Role
2018 Influenza Task Force Member
2018 Ambulatory Medical Response Committee Tri-chair
2017 -2018 Ambulatory Flu Committee Chair
2013 International Journal of Nursing Knowledge Reviewer
2013 Life Registry Member
2005 present Advance Practice Education Committee Co-Chair
2007-2008 PhD Curriculum Committee Boston College Member
8. Presentations
2006 Integration of the Nurse Practitioner into Clinical Research
Rockefeller University, New York
2006 Case Conference on the Combined Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and
Electroencephalogram Study of Induction of Propofol Anesthesia:
9. Abstracts/Posters
• ENRS- Adverse events: What can nurses learn from their patients?
• Boston College- Adverse events: What can nurses learn from their patients?
2012 MGH Nursing Research Day- Hospital Acquired Urinary Tract Infections:
Implications for Nursing Practice
10. Published
Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis is associated with hypophosphatasemia: a case-control study. Bernstein EJ, Isakova T, Sullivan ME, Chibnik LB, Wolf M, Kay J. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2014 Sep; 53(9):1613-7.
Hypophosphatemia is associated with nephrogenic system fibrosis: a case-control study.
Elana J. Bernstein, Tamara Isakova, Mary E. Sullivan, Lori B. Chibnik, Hasan Bazari, Myles S. Wolf and Jonathan Kay. Ann Rheum Dis 2012 71: A72
Purdon PL, Pierce ET, Bonmassar G, Walsh J, Harrell PG, Kwo J, Deschler D,
Mullaly CM, Barlow M, Merhar R, Lamus C, Maginnis S, Skoniecki D, Sullivan M, Higgins HA, Brown EN. Simultaneous electroencephalography and functional magnetic resonance imaging of general anesthesia. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2009. 1157: 61-70.
Nursing presence is powerful intervention on GCRC- Caring Headlines. 2008