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About Frances Chu, PhDc, MSN, MLIS, RN

Frances Chu is a medical librarian and registered nurse (RN) working out of the Swedish Seattle First Hill offices. She has been an RN for many years but has mainly been working as a medical/health science librarian since 2006. She has worked in health focused competitive intelligence/business libraries, pharmaceutical libraries, and academic health science libraries. She has a Master’s in Library and Information Science, and a Master’s in Nursing. She is currently a PhD candidate at University of Washington School of Nursing finishing her dissertation project in 2022. Her research focus has been on implementation science, human centered design, and gerontechnology. She also has research interests in health literacy, team science, interprofessional education, and age friendly systems. She has knowledge and skills on evidence-based practice, systematic/scoping reviews, research designs (quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods), data collection tools like REDCap, data analysis/visualization tools like SPSS and Tableau, and citation management tools like Endnote, RefWorks, and Zotero.
 

Positions

Present Medical Librarian, Providence ‐ Swedish Medical Center
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Curriculum Vitae

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Honors and Awards

  • Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
  • Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society
  • ARCS Fellowship
  • Joseph C. & Edith A. Cole Endowed Nursing Scholarship
  • Robert L. & Catherine M. Zesbaugh Scholarship
  • Joanna B Sevan Sharma Endowed Nursing Fellowship
  • De Tornyay Healthy Aging Scholarship

Education

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Present PhD, Nursing, University of Washington ‐ School of Nursing
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2018 Certificate in E-Learning Instructional Design, University of Washington, Professional & Continuing Education
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2017 Certificate in Healthcare Analytics, University of Washington, Professional & Continuing Education
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2006 MS, Library and Information Science, San Jose State University
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1997 MS, Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles
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1993 BS, Nursing, The College of New Rochelle
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1990 BS, Biology, State University of New York at Albany
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Posters (3)