Physician Assistant Nurse Practitioner

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae and Bibliography

Candice “Nikki” Tucker, PA-C

Email Address: ********@***.***

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Cell Phone: 405-***-****

Professional Positions & Academic Appointments

Director of Clinical Education – Kansas State University, PA Program, 06/2019 - Present College of Health and Human Sciences, Manhattan Kansas. Clinical Associate Professor – Kansas State University, PA Program, 06/2019 - Present College of Health and Human Sciences, Manhattan Kansas. Education

Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma - BSc (Hons), Psychology/Pre- Med

2003

University of Oklahoma Tulsa Medical College, Tulsa, Oklahoma - MHS, Physician 2009 - 2011 Assistant Studies

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee - EdD, Learning and Leadership in Organizations

05/2018 - Present

Certification/Licensure

Mayo Clinic Quality Academy

Mayo Clinic Quality Fellow: Bronze Level Certification 2012 Licensure

Minnesota 11066 (Physician Assistant)

NCCPA 1102884 (Physician Assistant)

Physician Assistant (PA-C) - Mayo Clinic Transplant Center/Department of 05/2016 - 5/2019 Pediatrics, Rochester, Minnesota

Physician Assistant in Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant & Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Instructor in Pediatrics - Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science 02/2017 - 5/2019 P.A.-C. - Transplant Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Physician Assistant at Mayo Clinic 01/2012 - 12/2013

P.A.-C. - Children's Medical Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

Inpatient Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Physician Assistant at Children's Medical Center

12/2013 - 05/2016

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Professional and Community Memberships, Societies, and Services Professional Memberships and Services

AAPA

Member 01/2012 – Present

KAPA

Member 05/2019 – Present

SPAP

Member 05/2019 - Present

PAEA

Member 05/2019 - Present

Educational Activities

Curriculum and Course Development

Physician Assistant Clinical Education Curriculum 06/2019 - Present Developed the Clinical Education Curriculum for the Kansas State University Physician Assistant Program

Manhattan, Kansas

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner Post- 01/2015 - 05/2017 Graduate Fellowship Educational Curriculum

Developed the Educational Outline and Core Curriculum for the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner Post-Graduate Fellowship at Children's Medical Center in Dallas, TX Children's Medical Center in Dallas TX

Dallas, Texas

Teaching

Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant: An Overview

Overview of Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant including indications for transplant, types of transplant, conditioning regimen, etc Education for new BMT nurses at Children's Medical Center in Dallas TX Dallas, Texas

04/2014 - 5/2019

Adolescent & Young Adult Oncology: Meeting the unique needs of the population Presentation to nursing regarding the Adolescent & Young Adult Oncology population, their unique needs in various areas ranging from psychosocial to medical

Nursing Education for the Hematology/Oncology Staff Nurses at Children's Medical Center

Dallas, Texas

02/2015 - 5/2019

Late-Effects of Therapy for Childhood Cancers

Summarization of Late-Effects of Therapy for Childhood Cancers ranging from neurocognitive to psychosocial

Education for Hem/Onc Fellows and PA's/NP's

Dallas, Texas

07/2015 - 5/2019

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Pediatric Cancer - Diagnosis, Treatment, & Side Effects Presentation to the Olmstead County School Nurses regarding Pediatric Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment, Side Effects, and Guidelines to Care for Our Patients C-Tech

Rochester, Minnesota

04/12/2018 - 5/2019

Institutional/Departmental Administrative Responsibilities, Committee Memberships and Other Activities

Mayo Clinic

Cancer Survivorship Program

Member

Member of Cancer Survivorship Program Committee

Mayo Clinic Committees

Plummer Project

Member

Plummer Project Provider Content Medical Oncology SME 06/2016 - 5/2019

06/2016 - 5/2019

Subject Matter Expert

Subject Matter Expert for Pediatric Hem/Onc/BMT

Plummer Project Group

08/2016 - 5/2019

Plummer Project

Super User

A Super User is responsible for attending additional classes to train their entire department on the new electronic medical record, Epic. 02/01/2018 - 5/2019

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Plummer Project Subject Matter Expert

Member

Hematology & BMT Plummer Project Provider Content Design Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Hematology/Oncology/BMT Clinical Practice Committee Activities at Other Institutions

University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas 06/2016 - 5/2019

10/2016 - 5/2019

Children's Medical Center

Committee Member 01/2014 - 05/2016

Care Progression Optimization Committee Member at Children’s Medical Center

Director

Director of the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner Post Graduate Fellowship

01/2015 - 05/2016

Co-Chairman

Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Advisory Board Co-Chair 01/2015 - 05/2016

Chair

Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Survey Implementation Sub- Committee Chair at Children’s Medical Center

01/2015 - 05/2016

Chair

Adolescent & Young Adult Oncology Epic Additions/Modifications Sub- Committee Chair at Children’s Medical Center

01/2015 - 05/2016

Member

Adolescent & Young Adult Oncology Business/Marketing sub-committee Member at Children's Medical Center in Dallas

01/2015 - 05/2016

Member

Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology QI & QC sub-committee member at Children's Medical Center in Dallas, TX

01/2015 - 05/2016

Member

Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Research and Development sub- committee at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas TX 01/2015 - 05/2016

Member

Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Treatment Modifications sub- committee Member at Children's Medical Center in Dallas, TX 01/2015 - 05/2016

Member

AYAO Psychosocial Programming Sub-Committee at Children's Medical Center in Dallas

01/2015 - 05/2016

Board Member/Program Lead

Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Program Co-Founder/Core Committee Member

01/2015 - 05/2016

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Presentations Extramural National or International Poster

To G or not to G - The Role of Growth Factor in Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Tandem 2018 Poster Session 1 Presentation

BMT Tandem Meetings are the combined annual meetings of CIBMTR and the American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation (ASBMT).

Salt Lake City, Utah

Bibliography

Abstracts

1. Tucker CN, Khan SP, Rodriguez V, Sylak T, Rindflesch J. To g or not to g-the question of growth factors' role in pediatric bone marrow transplant Biology Of Blood And Marrow Transplantation. 2018 Mar; 24(3 Suppl 1):S276-7

Thesis

1. Tucker CN. Knowledge of Autism Held by Early Childhood Interventionists Undergraduate Honors Thesis: Oklahoma State University.

2. Tucker CN. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Benefits, Risks, & Current Research Graduate Thesis:

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.;(2011). Miscellaneous

1. Harrist, A.M., Tucker CN. Using Relationships to Get What You Want: Relationally Manipulative and Relationally Aggressive Social Problem Solving Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research in Human Development, Fort Worth, TX. Grant Funding Received

Kid's Cup Grant

$8,000 received for quality improvement research project regarding central line protection vests in pediatric patients with long term central venous catheters

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