Background
Freeman, Sarah Benton was born on April 21, 1946 in Butler, Georgia, United States. Daughter of Frank Paton Junior and Wynelle (Andrews) Freeman.
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Sarah Benton Freeman
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Diploma, Macon Hospital School Nursing, 1967; Bachelor of science in nursing, Georgia State University, 1973; Master of Science in Community Health Nursing, Arizona State University, 1981; Doctor of Philosophy in Education, Georgia State University, 1989.
Career
Staff nurse, Macon (Georgia) Hospital, 1967-1969;
staff nurse labor and delivery, then part-time staff nurse, Georgia Baptist Hospital, 1969-1973;
staff nurse family planning, DeKalb County Health Department, Georgia, 1973-1974;
senior staff nurse, Georgia Department Human Resources, 1974-1975;
family planning nurse practitioner trainer, Emory University School Medicine, Atlanta, 1975-1979;
director educational services, clinical associate department obstetrics-gynecology, Emory University School Medicine, Atlanta, 1983-1986;
director obstetrics-gynecology nurse practitioner program, assistant professor, Emory University School Medicine, Atlanta, 1986-1989;
nurse practitioner, preceptor, instructor, Polk County Primary Care Center, Georgia, 1981-1983;
assistant professor, coordinator women's health, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1989-1993;
associate professor nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, since 1993. Advisory board on advanced practice Georgia Board Nursing, 1988-1989. Advisory board for patient education materials on contraception Syntex laboratories-NAACOG, 1988.
Consultant in field; presenter at professional conferences. Presenter workshops.
Achievements
Membership
Member NAACOG (national education committee 1992, coordinator Buffalo chapter 1990, past officer Georgia chapter), National Association Nurse Practitioners in Reproductive Health (board directors since 1989, chair accreditation committee, vice chairman 1996), New York Coalition Nurse Practitioners, Association Reproductive Health Professionals, Sigma Theta Tau.
