Elizabeth Petitt

Overview

Education

• Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), University of Alabama Birmingham, 2018.
• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Family Nurse Practitioner, UTMB Galveston, 2008.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), UTMB Galveston, 1999.
• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN), Galveston College 1995.
• Bachelor of Science in Marine Fisheries (BS), Texas A&M Galveston 1991.

Areas of Research, Teaching, And Clinical Expertise and Scholarship

• DNP Project, "Use of a Clinic-Based Skin Cancer Prevention Bundle to Promote Sun-Protective Behaviors in Patients at Moderate to High Risk for Skin Cancer", 2018.

Publications

• Petitt, E. K., & Wingo, N. P. (2018). Sun protective behavior use in organ transplant recipients: Current practices in a high-risk population. Journal of Dermatology Nurses' Association, (10)2, 1-16.
• Dermatology Nurse Practitioner Certification Review Course, Topics: Sarcoidosis, Dermatitis Herpetiformis and Dermatomyositis, 2015.

Teaching

• Family Nurse Practitioner Clinical Courses (FNP I, II, III, IV)
• Dermatology lectures for AGNP
• Diagnostic Reasoning/Skills

Clinical Experience

• UTMB Department of Dermatology, Nurse Practitioner, 2010-current.
• UTMB Department of Family Medicine, Nurse Practitioner, 2008-2010.
• Skills: dermatologic surgery, procedures, suturing and microscopy.
• Special Interests: Skin cancer prevention, sun protective behaviors, health promotion, and disease prevention.

Selected Accomplishments and Professional Memberships

Selected Accomplishments

• Outstanding Doctor of Nursing Practice, University of Alabama Birmingham, 2018.
• Dean's Award for Scholarship, UTMB, 2008.
• Student Leadership Award, UTMB, 2008.
• Advanced Practice Providers Executive Council, Secretary, UTMB, 2018.

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).
• Dermatology Nurses Association-NP Society (DNA).
• National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF).
• Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (STTI).
• Texas Nurse Practitioners (TNP).

Certifications

• Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-C), AANP, 2008.
• Dermatology Certified Nurse Practitioner (DCNP), DCNB, 2013.