Suzanne Gettman

Office Hours: Thur noon - 1 p.m. or by appointment

Suzanne Gettman joined the Allen College School of Nursing faculty in 2013.  She has taught in both the undergraduate and graduate nursing programs and current teaching responsibilities include Director of the Allen College DeBonis Free Medical Clinic, where she oversees clinic operations and relationships with community agencies and precepts nurse practitioner students.  She also teaches the pediatrics course for undergraduate nursing students. She has practiced as a family nurse practitioner in primary care for more than 10 years and has had over 15 years of nursing and nursing leadership experiences in critical care settings (ICU/ED). She has served as a school nurse/nursing supervisor for the Cedar Falls Community School District for over 10 years and has previous public health experience and service as a Black Hawk County Board of Health member.    

Education: 
Post-Graduate Certificate, Family Nurse Practitioner, Allen College 
MSN, University of Iowa
BSN, Mount Mercy University
ADN, North Iowa Area Community College 

Professional Licensure and Certifications:
Certified Nurse Educator (CNE)
Family Nurse Practitioner, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Licensed by the state of Iowa as a Registered Nurse (RN) and as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP)  

Professional Memberships:
National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties
American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Iowa Association of Nurse Practitioners
Iowa League for Nursing Education
National League for Nursing
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Pi Kappa Chapter

Teaching Concentration: 
Allen College DeBonis Free Medical Clinic; Family Practice; Pediatric Nursing 

Scholarship/Research: 
Suzanne Gettman’s areas of interest for scholarship and research includes patient satisfaction as a nursing outcome, health promotion/disease prevention, and underserved populations.

What do you enjoy most about teaching at Allen College? 
I enjoy developing relationships with the nursing students and watching them grow in their knowledge, skills and confidence in their abilities to be come professional nurses and advanced practice nurses.  I think it’s great that we have our own Allen College DeBonis Free Medical Clinic—the only one in the state that is ran by nurse practitioners and a college!  It is a great environment to work right along with students and mentor them while serving the community-where we can learn from each other!  I also am blessed to work with the most talented and caring faculty-they support each other and truly care about our students.