Leigh AnnMcGlinnNP

Summary

• Dr. Leigh Ann Cates-McGlinn's academic qualifications include a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Texas. A Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from The Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC- with preparation to function as an NNP. She also holds an Associates in Applied Science (AAS) - Nursing and Respiratory Care each from Odessa College in Odessa, Texas. She maintains national certification as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP-BC) and is recognized by Tennessee as an Advanced Practice Nurse (APRN). In addition, she retains certification as a registered respiratory therapist (RRT), and she holds a subspecialty certification in pediatric and neonatal respiratory care (NPS). She was trained as a simulation specialist at Stanford University’s Center for Advanced Pediatric Education (CAPE), and Harvard’s Institute for Medical Simulation. Dr. Cates-McGlinn is certified as a healthcare simulation educator (CHSE). She has over 27 years of total bedside experience as a registered nurse and respiratory therapist in home health, general and adult, pediatric, and neonatal critical care nursing with greater than 16 years in practice as a neonatal nurse practitioner (NNP). Academically, she was Assistant Professor with Baylor College of Medicine in Department of Pediatrics in the section of Neonatology. She has also been faculty as an Associate Professor University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), East Carolina University and Old Dominion University in in their NNP Programs. Furthermore, Dr. Cates-McGlinn is the owner and director of McGlinn Institute which specializes in neonatal education, skills, and simulation. Dr. Cates-McGlinn's research interests include healthcare competency evaluation, hi-fidelity simulation training, and legal case review. She is recently published and presents frequently and serves also as reviewer for multiple healthcare journals.