Background
Carter, Linda Whitehead was born on December 20, 1941 in Bluefield, West Virginia, United States. Daughter of Lee Joseph and Kathleen (Witherspoon) Whitehead.
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Linda Whitehead Carter
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Education
Student, Westmoreland College, Youngwood, Pennsylvania, 1980-1983; student, St. Vincent College, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, 1984-1985; Bachelor of science in nursing, Carlow College, Pittsburgh, 1986; MSN, U. Pittsburgh, 1992.
Career
Oncology staff nurse, Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, 1986-1993;
facilitator support group, Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, 1988-1993;
oncology educator, Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, 1990-1993;
clinical nurse specialist, Magee Women's Hospital, Pittsburgh, 1993-1994;
homecare nurse, since 1996;
home care nurse, U. Pittsburgh Medical Center Home Care, Pittsburgh, since 1996. Faculty Carlow College Division Nursing, Pittsburgh, 1993-1997. Graduate assistant Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, 1990.
Graduate clinical nurse specialist Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, 1991-1992. Nurse of hope American Cancer Society, 1987, member pub.edn. committee Westmoreland Unit, 1987-1988, member nursing education committee, 1987-1994, member professional education committee, 1990-1993, board directors, 1989-1992.
Achievements
Membership
Member ANA, Pennsylvania Nurses Association, National League for Nursing, Oncology NursingSoc. (nominating committee Greater Pittsburgh chapter 1990-1991, newsletter committee 1992-1993, chair awards committee 1997-1998, Foundation liaison committee chair), International Society Nurses in Cancer Care, Sigma Theta Tau.
Connections
Married J. Stephen Carter, March 11, 1961. Children: Paul Scott, Kristin Hope.
