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Fa lDcia Kasmarik
Professor of Nursing
Profile
Patricia Kasmank came to CSu, Fresno
in the fail of 1979 and after one
semester of teaching graduate courses,
she became the coordinator of the
Graduate Nursing Program. "We totally
revised the program, " she reca/ls, "and
within one year we increased our
combined part-time and full-time student
enrollment by more than 300 percentl"
It isn't surprising that Kasmarik
describes herself as "overcommitted"
She Is actively Involved in schoolwide
curriculum committees, is Chair of the
Fresno Hypertension Council, President
of the Newman Center's Board of
Directors, and is currently completing
requirements for a Marriage and Family
Counseling Credential
Her background has afforded her a
variety of experiences in health care
and she is a strong advocate of
extensive academic preparation for
nursing professionals. "Our graduate
nursing program now has full
accreditation by the National League of
Nursing, " she says, "We've built a solid
curriculum that emphasizes advanced
clinical expertise. })
A/though Kasmarik is very serious
about the nursing profession, she
admits that it helps to have a good
sense of humor. "You have to be jus! a
/ittle bit crazy, " she says, laughing, "I'm
an avid skier, so when I really need to
relax, I find the tallest slope in the
area!"
Q: What made you decide to come
to CSU, Fresno?
A: Well, I'm originally from New York
and I completed all of my education
there, including my doctorate at
Columbia, Then I was recruited by the
University of Chicago as a director for a
division of their hospital and clinic, After
that, i taught in a baccalaureate
program in the suburbs of Chicago,
One day I received a phone call from
CSU, Fresno and I was toid that there
was plenty of opportunity to help further
develop their Graduate Nursing
Program, It sounded like something I
would be interested in doing and It's
turned out to be very gratifying,
Q: When did you first decide to
become a nurse?
A: It's probably something I've wanted
to do since i was a little girL I had
rheumatic fever when I was ten and
experienced what hospitals were like,
Somehow I could picture myseif as a
nurse and that thought just Intensified,
When I compieted high school, I was
offered a scholarship_ in biology, but
Instead I opted to go to the Bellevue
School of Nursing, After completing my
studies there, I knew the handwriting
was on the waiL
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Object Description
| Title | 1984-85 General Catalog |
| Creator | California State University, Fresno |
| Format | PDF Document |
| Date of publication | 1984-04 |
| Subjects | California State University, Fresno. Curricula. Catalogs |
| Object type | Document |
| Location | Fresno, California |
| Language | eng |
Description
| Title | Page 021 |
| Full Text Search | Fa lDcia Kasmarik Professor of Nursing Profile Patricia Kasmank came to CSu, Fresno in the fail of 1979 and after one semester of teaching graduate courses, she became the coordinator of the Graduate Nursing Program. "We totally revised the program, " she reca/ls, "and within one year we increased our combined part-time and full-time student enrollment by more than 300 percentl" It isn't surprising that Kasmarik describes herself as "overcommitted" She Is actively Involved in schoolwide curriculum committees, is Chair of the Fresno Hypertension Council, President of the Newman Center's Board of Directors, and is currently completing requirements for a Marriage and Family Counseling Credential Her background has afforded her a variety of experiences in health care and she is a strong advocate of extensive academic preparation for nursing professionals. "Our graduate nursing program now has full accreditation by the National League of Nursing, " she says, "We've built a solid curriculum that emphasizes advanced clinical expertise. }) A/though Kasmarik is very serious about the nursing profession, she admits that it helps to have a good sense of humor. "You have to be jus! a /ittle bit crazy, " she says, laughing, "I'm an avid skier, so when I really need to relax, I find the tallest slope in the area!" Q: What made you decide to come to CSU, Fresno? A: Well, I'm originally from New York and I completed all of my education there, including my doctorate at Columbia, Then I was recruited by the University of Chicago as a director for a division of their hospital and clinic, After that, i taught in a baccalaureate program in the suburbs of Chicago, One day I received a phone call from CSU, Fresno and I was toid that there was plenty of opportunity to help further develop their Graduate Nursing Program, It sounded like something I would be interested in doing and It's turned out to be very gratifying, Q: When did you first decide to become a nurse? A: It's probably something I've wanted to do since i was a little girL I had rheumatic fever when I was ten and experienced what hospitals were like, Somehow I could picture myseif as a nurse and that thought just Intensified, When I compieted high school, I was offered a scholarship_ in biology, but Instead I opted to go to the Bellevue School of Nursing, After completing my studies there, I knew the handwriting was on the waiL 21 |
