Co-Director, Center for Health Workforce at Mason
Professor, Nursing
Principal Investigator, Northern Virginia AHEC
Contact Information
Building: Peterson Hall
Room 2914
Biography
Dr. Caroline Sutter is nationally recognized for her work implementing and evaluating models of community healthcare access and system navigation to improve care and promote collaboration between public health, public safety and health to ensure that evidence-based treatment is available for at risk and marginalized individuals, families, communities and populations. As a doctorally trained and credentialed Family Nurse Practitioner, she is one of the co-founders of the Mason and Partners (MAP) Clinics. Dr. Sutter has most recently served as the Director of the Center for Health Workforce at Mason where the future healthcare workforce benefit from coordinated and strategic educational opportunities and interventions through collective impact efforts.
Research
Publications
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Sutter-Barrett, R. Sutter-Dalrymple, C. & Dickman, K. (2015). Bridge care nurse-managed clinics fill the gap in health care. Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 11(2), 262-265.
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Sutter, R., Sutter, C., & Peppard, L. (2015). Introducing bridge care: a powerful partnership between academic and community. Clinical Scholars Review, 8(1), 1-10.
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Sutter-Barrett, R., Sutter-Dalrymple, C., & Dickman, K. (2015). Bridge care nurse-managed clinics fill the gap in health care. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 11(2), 262.
Honors and Awards
- Jack Wood Award Recipient, Partnership Initiative Category, 2017, George Mason University
- Virginia Nurse Practitioner of the Year, 2016, American Association of Nurse Practitioners
- Evelyn E. Cohelan Faculty Leadership Award, 2015, College of Health and Human Services, George Mason University
- Faculty of the Year, 2012, Northern Virginia Community College
Degrees
- DNP, Nursing/Family Nurse Practitioner, George Mason University
- MSN, Nursing/Family Nurse Practitioner, George Mason University
- AAS, Nursing, Marymount University