Background
Abbott, Cynthia Allen was born on December 15, 1954 in Ponca City, Oklahoma, United States. Daughter of Thomas J. and Peggy Joan (Fugate) Allen.
Abbott, Cynthia Allen was born on December 15, 1954 in Ponca City, Oklahoma, United States. Daughter of Thomas J. and Peggy Joan (Fugate) Allen.
Bachelor of science in nursing, Oklahoma U., 1978; MSN, University Texas, Austin, 1987; Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, Austin, 1993.
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Army, 1978;
advanced through grades lieutenant colonel, United States Army, 1993;
charge nurse, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia, 1978-1979;
head nurse neurological surgical services, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia, 1979-1980;
operating room staff development coordinator, 98th General Hospital, Nuremberg, Germany, 1980-1981;
head nurse central material supply, 98th General Hospital, Nuremberg, 1981-1983;
head nurse operating room general surgery services, Darnall Army Community Hospital, Fort Hood, Texas, 1983-1984;
member associate faculty, University Texas School Nursing, San Antonio, 1988-1990;
senior instructor operating room branch, nursing science division, Academy Health Sciences, United States Army, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 1987-1990;
director perioperative nursing services, Ireland Army Cmty. Hospital, Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1993-1994;
director patient care services of surgical services team, Ireland Army Cmty. Hospital, Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1994;
senior nurse researcher, Center for Health and Education Studies, Academy Health Sciences, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, since 1995;
chairman patient/home health nursing, Healthcare 2020 Futures Trisvc.
Initiative, since 1995. Presenter in field.
Lieutenant colonel United States Army, since 1978. Member ANA, Association Operating Rm. Nurses, Inc. (national commission on education, representative region VI, delegate 36th Congress, Anaheim, California, 1989, chairman national commission on education, delegate 37th Congress, Houston, 1990, chairman national commission on education, delegate 38th Congress, Atlanta, 1991, nursing research committee, delegate 39th Congress, Dallas, 1992, nursing research committee, chair-elect, delegate 40th Congress, Anaheim, 1993, chairman program committee San Antonio Association of periOperative Registered Nurses chapter 1987, member task force on data elements and unlicensed assistive personnel 1993-1994, co-chair research and legis committees, 28th annual symposium planning committee 1988, chairman research committee, newsletter committee 1989-1990, moderator/Chairman.29th annual symposium, secretary 1988-1990, president-electrical, chairman bylaws com.1990-1991, president 1991-1992, board directors nominating committee 1992-1993), Texas Nurses Association, Sigma Theta Tau (Delta Alpha chapter policy and bylaws committee 1988-1990), Phi Kappa Phi.
Children: Michael Charles, Caroline Alyssa Allen.
