Background
Wakefield, Mary Katherine was born on August 12, 1954.
federal agency administrator medical educator
Wakefield, Mary Katherine was born on August 12, 1954.
Bachelor of science in nursing, Mary College, Bismarck, North Dakota, 1976. MSN, University Texas, Austin, 1978. Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, Austin, 1985.
Graduate program for senior managers in government, Harvard University, 1991.
Staff nurse Intensive Care Unit St. Alexius Hospital, Bismarck, North Dakota, 1975-1976. Nurse United Hospital, Grand Forks, 1976-1977. Academy assistant school nursing University Texas, Austin, 1977-1978.
Instructor Brackenridge School Nursing Austin Community College, 1978-1979. Faculty member University North Dakota, Grand Forks, 1979-1987, associate professor, chairperson, 1985-1987. Legislation assistant health & education issues to Quentin Burdick United States Senate, Washington, 1987-1989, chief of staff to Senator Kent Conrad, 1989—1996.
Professor, director Center Health Policy, Research & Ethics George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, 1996—2001. Professor, director Center Rural Health University North Dakota School Medicine & Health Sciences, Grand Forks, North Dakota, 2001—2009, associate dean Grand Fork, 2001—2009. Administrator Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) United States Department Health & Human Services, Rockville, Maryland, since 2009.
Board directors AcademyHealth, North Dakota Health Care Review, Blue Cross Blue Shield North Dakota. Member VA special medical advisory group. Board trustees Catholic Health Initiatives.
Part-time staff nurse The United Hospital, Grand Forks, 1979-1986. Member faculty associate University Maryland School of Nursing, since 1990. Member adjunct faculty George Mason University School of Nursing, Virginia, since 1990.
Selected to participate in 1991 Congress Bundestag Staff Exchange Program, Germany. Presenter in field.
Fellow American Academy Nursing. Member American Association of University Women, American Nurses Association (council nursing research), Institute Medicine, North Dakota Academy of Sciences, National League for Nursing, Philippine Nurses Association of Metropolitan Washington (honorary 1991), Sigma Theta Tau, Sigma Xi.