KATHERINE WARD
  • Adjunct Professor, Obstetrics And Gynecology
  • Professor (Clinical), College Of Nursing
801-587-3070

Professional Service

  • Association of Reproductive Health Professionals. Role: Member. Clinical Advisory Committee (National service: serves in place of a traditional medical director). 07/01/2016 - 06/01/2019
  • Utah Nurse Practitioners. member, volunteer for local events. 01/01/1997 - 01/01/2012
  • Association of Reproductive health Professionals. member. 01/01/1996 - 01/01/2012
  • National Association of Nurse Practitioner in Women's Health. member. 01/01/1995 - 01/01/2012

Internal Service

  • Institutional Review Board, Panel 7. member, 08/2012 - 03/2022. University service.
  • Consolidated Hearing Committee. member, 07/01/2014 - present. University service.
  • Birthcare Healthcare Practice Service. member, 08/01/2002 - present. College service.
  • Bookstore Advisory Committee. Member, 08/30/2015 - 03/2022. University service.
  • Faculty Governance ad hoc task force. Member, 07/01/2015 - 12/31/2018. College service.
  • College of Nursing Dean Search Committee. Member, 01/01/2013 - 08/01/2013. Department service.
  • Personalized Health Care Education Advisory Committee. member, 08/2012 - 06/30/2019. University service.
  • RPT Advisory Committee. member, 02/2012 - present. College service.
  • DNP Core Course Revision ad hoc group. 02/2012 - 12/2012. College service.
  • Leadership Development Program. Participant, 09/02/2011 - 04/06/2012. University service.
  • Orientation of adjunct faculty and new program directors. 07/01/2011 - 01/01/2012. Other service.
  • Directors of Graduate Studies. member, 06/2011 - present. College service.
  • Birth Care Health Care Practice. member, 01/01/2011 - 01/01/2012. College service.
  • CL-FRA. Chair, 07/2020 - 07/2021. College service.
  • CL FRA Committee. Review Team Chair, 01/01/2019 - 06/30/2020. College service.
  • CL-FRA . Member, 07/2018 - present. College service.
  • MS DNP Cirriculum Committee. Chair, 07/01/2018 - 06/30/2020. College service.

Community Partnership

  • Medical Reserve Corps Volunteer. 12/2020 - present
  • Be Well Health Fair, Annual Event. 09/10/2011 - 09/10/2016
  • Junior League Care Fair. 07/16/2011 - 07/14/2013

Honors & Awards

  • Fellow. Academy of Health Science Educators, 04/2021
  • Excellence in Practice. University of Utah College of Nursing, 06/2020
  • Excellence in Education. American College of Nurse Midwives, 06/01/2013
  • Excellence in Leadership. Gamma Rho Chapter STTI, 05/05/2013
  • 2nd Place Poster NPWH 15th Annual Meeting. NPWH, 10/13/2012
  • Outstanding Doctor of Nursing Practice. University of Utah, 05/2010
  • Excellence in Education Award. Utah Nurse Practitioners, 09/2009

Affiliations

  • American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP), member, 01/01/2020 - present
  • Human Evolution and Behavior Society (HBES), member, 01/01/2020 - present
  • Utah Nurse's Association (UNA), member, 1997 - present
  • Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP), member, 1996 - present
  • Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health (NPWH), member, 1996 - present