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Edmunds, Marilyn Winterton was born on June 16, 1942 in Roosevelt, Utah, United States. Daughter of Omni Overton and Harriett Carma (Wilson) Winterton.
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Edmunds, Marilyn Winterton was born on June 16, 1942 in Roosevelt, Utah, United States. Daughter of Omni Overton and Harriett Carma (Wilson) Winterton.
Bachelor of Science, Brigham Young University, 1964. Master of Science, DePaul University, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy, University Maryland, 1985.
Staff nurse, Utah Valley Hospital, Provo, 1963-1964;
head nurse coronary care unit, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, 1964-1969;
charge nurse Cardiac Care Unit,, University of Chicago Hospitals, 1969-1970;
director internship program, University of Chicago Hospitals, summers 1970-1971;
instructor, DePaul University School Nursing, Chicago, 1970-1971;
assistant professor nursing, Brigham Young U., Provo, 1971-1973;
from assistant to associate professor graduate nursing, U. Maryland. School Nursing, Baltimore, 1974-1994;
adult nurse practitioner, Goodwin/Cuffey and Associations, Columbia, Maryland., 1988-1994;
professor, chair family nurse practitioner department, Uniformed Superior vena cava syndrome U. Health Science Graduate School Nursing, Rockville, Maryland., since 1994. Consultant National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1990.
President Nurse Practitioner Education Associations, since 1994. Chairman National Nurse Practitioner Conference, since 1994.
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Death is a necessary step in human progression, just as birth was. Sometime after death, the spirit and body will be reunited— and never to be separated again. This is called resurrection, and it was made possible by the death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Volunteer American Heart Association, Baltimore, since 1977. Merit badge counselor Boy Scouts American, Columbia, Maryland., since 1979. Member National Organisation Nurse Practitioner Faculties, American College Nurse Practitioners (secretary), Nurse Practitioner Association Maryland.
Married Clifford G. Edmunds Junior, September 13, 1963. Children: Michael Winterton, Christopher Jon, Clark David, Megan Kathryn.