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Joan Slager

b. 1958

American nurse midwife and academic administrator

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Born 1958. Joan Slager is an American nurse midwife, clinical coder and academic administrator.

Joan K. Slager (born 1958) is an American nurse midwife and academic administrator serving the dean of nursing at Frontier Nursing University since 2018.

Life Slager was born in 1958. She earned a B.S.N. from Nazareth College in 1980. She completed a certificate in nurse midwifery via the nurse-midwifery education program at Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing in 1991. She earned a doctorate in nursing practice from Oakland University in 2008. Her dissertation was titled, Investigating the Relationship of Postpartum Depression and Body Image Perception. She became its director of practice in 1995 where she practiced midwifery for 21 years. Slager is a clinical coder who has expertise in medical billing. In 2007, she was named a fellow of the American College of Nurse-Midwives. At Frontier Nursing University (FNU), Slager was the program director of the doctor of nursing practice. She later served as the interim dean of nursing. An associate professor of nursing, she assumed the role of dean of nursing in March 2018. In 2020, Slager was inducted as a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.

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Born
1958
Birth century
Occupation
Nurse midwife, clinical coder, academic administrator
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Also known as
J. Slager, Joan K. Slager, J. K. Slager

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Who is Joan Slager?

American nurse midwife and academic administrator

When was Joan Slager born?

Joan Slager was born in 1958.

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Joan Slager is a nurse midwife, clinical coder and academic administrator.

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Joan Slager is American.

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· Wikipedia: Joan Slager

· Wikidata: Q126983544

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