Background
Crotty, Gary Douglas was born on July 4, 1955 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Son of Carl Buford Crotty and Lorraine (Clark) Gibbs.
nursing educator critical care nurse
Crotty, Gary Douglas was born on July 4, 1955 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Son of Carl Buford Crotty and Lorraine (Clark) Gibbs.
Associate Degree in Nursing, Florida Junior College, Jacksonville, 1977. Bachelor of science in nursing, University North Carolina, 1984. Master of Science in Nursing, University North Carolina, 1987.
Staff nurse acute care, North Carolina Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill, 1982-1987; nursing coordinator, critical care clinical nurse specialist, St. Mary's Medical Center, Knoxville, Tennessee, since 1987; founder, co-owner, nursing educator, consultant, researcher, Concepts in Health Care, Knoxville, since 1988; assistant director nursing, Methodist Medical Center, Oak Ridge, 1992-1994; director branch operations, Superior Home Health Care of Knoxville, Inc., 1994-1996; family nurse practitioner, in private practice, since 1996.
Member council cardiovascular nursing American Heart Association. Member American Red Cross. Member American Nurses Association (certified medical-surgical clinical specialist, council clinical nurse specialists), American Association of Critical Care Nurses (past president Smoky Mountain chapter, consultant practice special interest 1991, management 1992), Tennessee Nurses Association (state treasurer, Excellence in Clinical Nursing award), American Trauma Society, American Academy Nurse Practitioners, National Nurses in Business Association, Sigma Theta Tau.
Married Patricia Ulm, June 25, 1977. 1 child, Rebecca Anna.