Profiles

Carolyn M. Rutledge , NP

I am Professor and Associate Chair of Nursing as well as the Director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (APN) program in the School of Nursing at Old Dominion University. I also hold the position of Co-Director of the Center for Telehealth Innovation, Education, & Research (C-TIER). I have practiced as a Family Nurse Practitioner for 32 years, primarily in Family Medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School where I hold an appointment as professor. I am activley involved in providing a national program/certification in telehealth for Providers and Educators. I am also leading an initiative that is developing nurse-led clinics for homeless and underserved populations focusing on telehealth delivery and interprofessional collaboration. I was the 2014 recipient of the State Council of Higher Education in Virginia (SCHEV) award for the leading faculty in the state of Virginia. I am being inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN), a designation that is achieved by fewer than 1% of nurses nationally.