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Kenneth Miller, Associate Dean for Ambulatory Services

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millerkp@uthscsa.edu

Kenneth P Miller, PhD, MJ, RN, CFNP, FAAN, FAANP

Associate Dean for Ambulatory Services

Professor

Traveled around the country as part of a research team that offered Grant Writing Workshops to members of the TriService Military network. Presented lectures on Research Design, Methodology, and Statistics. Coordinated Research session for the Third Annual USPHS Research Conference.  

  • Professional Background

    Education

    • 2016 - Master of Jurisprudence - Healthcare Law - Loyola University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, IL
    • 2014 - Law Student - Law - The Columbus School of Law at The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
    • 1998 - Master of Science - Nursing - Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
    • 1983 - Doctor of Philosophy - Clinical Nursing Research - University of Arizona
    • 1980 - Master of Science - Med/Surg Nursing - University of Arizona
    • 1978 - Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing - University of Michigan
    • 1975 - Associate of Science - Nursing - Lansing Community College
    • 1971 - Bachelor of Arts - English - St. Louis University
    • DPL - Law - The Columbus School of Law at The Catholic University of America

    Highlights

    Licensures and Certifications

    • APRN-CNP
    • Registered Nurse

    Honors and Awards

    • 2014 Inducted as a Fellow: American Association of Nurse Practitioners 
    • 2007 Annual Leadership Award: American College of Nurse Practitioners 

    Appointments

    • 2016 - Present - Professor and Coordinator - UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2015 -2016 - Professor - UT Health San Antonio, Department of Family and Community Health Systems
    • 2011 - Interim Dean - The Catholic University of America, School of Nursing
    • 2014 - Professor/Associate Dean - The Catholic University of America, School of Nursing

  • Instruction & Training

    • 2016 - present, NURS 6452 - FNP Diagnosis & Management: Aging Families: Didactic, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2016 - present, NURS 6620 - FNP Diagnosis & Management for Aging Families: Clinical Application, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2016 , NURS 6110 - Advanced Health Assessment & Clinical Reasoning: Clinical Application, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2016, NURS 6210 - Advanced Health Assessment & Clinical Reasoning, Clinical Application, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing

  • Research & Grants

    Grants

    Currently Funded:  

    • 2001 – 2002, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Developing a Research Infrastructure, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA. 
    • 2001 – 2001, Research Infrastructure, Developing a Research Infrastructure, Texas Tech University, Albuquerque, NM.

    Completed Research/Projects: 

    • 2011 -2014, Funding Agency: CareFirst. Title: CareFirst Project RN II. *Status: Active. Role: Principal Investigator. Total Costs: $80,000.00 
    • 2009 - 2010, Funding Agency: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Title: Advanced Education Nursing Traineeships. Role: Principal Investigator. Total Costs: $36,608.00. 
    • 2007 - 2008, Funding Agency: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Title: Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (Graduate). Role: Principal Investigator. Total Costs: $17,182.00.
    • 2007 - 2008, Funding Agency: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Title: Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (Baccalaureate). Role: Principal Investigator. Total Costs: $41,237.00.
    • 2007 - 2008, Funding Agency: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Title: Advanced Education in Nursing Practice (AENP). Role: Principal Investigator. Total Costs: $64,032.00. 
    • 2007 - 2008, Funding Agency: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Title: Geriatric Education and Health Maintenance (GEHM). Role: Principal Investigator. Total Costs: $40,000.00. 
    • 2006 - 2007, Funding Agency: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Title: Advanced Education Nursing Traineeships. Role: Principal Investigator. Total Costs: $67,236.00. 

  • Service

    School

    Student Mentees/Trainees

    • 2017 – Present, Landry Deboue, DNP-EBP Student 
    • 2017 – Present, Wendy Harris, DNP-EBP Student 
    • 2015 – Present,  Pauline Wang, PhD Student, University of Colorado  
    • 2016 – 2017, Karla Dennard, DNP-EBP Student 
    • 2015 – 2016, Josefina Cochetti, DNP-EBP Student

    Institutional

    • 2018 - Present, UT Health San Antonio  University Faculty Compensation and Advisory Committee, Member  
    • 2017 - Present, Committee to review Anatomy Instruction across Schools,  Member 
    • 2016 - Present, UT Health San Antonio Review Committee for Presidential Clinical Excellence Awards, Member 
    • 2018 - Present, UT Health San Antonio FPP Faculty Professional Affairs Committee, Member
    • 2018 - Present, UT Health San Antonio FPP Faculty Compensation and Advisory Committee, Member 
    • 2018 - Present, UT Health San Antonio St. Mary's Collaboration Committee, Member 
    • 2016 - Present, UT Health San Antonio Grade Appeal Committee, Chair 
    • 2016 - Present, UT Health San Antonio Faculty Practice, Member 
    • 2018 - 2019, UT Health San Antonio Faculty Council, Member 
    • 2015 - 2019, UT Health San Antonio Administrative Advisory Council, Member 
    • 2016 - 2018,  UT Health San Antonio Student Health Advisory Committee, Member 

     

    Service to the Profession

    • 2018 – 2019, Expert Witness Ad Hoc Member – Served as an expert witness for 2 malpractice suits 
    • 2018 - Present, American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Ad Hoc Member 
    • 2017 - Present, Nurse Practitioner Support and Alignment Network, Member 
    • 2016 - Present, Health Policy Advisory Committee, AACN, Washington, DC, Member  
    • 2016 - Present, American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Past-President 
    • 2016 - Present, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, APRN Work Group, Member 
    • 2016 - Present, APRN Clinical Working Group, AACN, Washington, DC, Member 
    • 2018 - 2019, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education Chair, 3 accreditation site visits in 2018-2019 
    • 2018 - 2019, Reviewer for Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice, Reviewer 
    • 2018 - 2019, Journal for Nurse Practitioners, Reviewer 
    • 2018 - 2019, Journal for Nurse Practitioners, Board of Directors, Board member 
    • 2017 - 2017, Team Leader at CSU-San Marcos, San Marcos, CA 

    Professional Affiliations

    • 1994 - Present, American Academy of Nursing, Member 
    • 1993 - Present American Nurses Association, Member

  • Publications

      Peer-reviewed Articles (*indicates data-based) 

      • Saba, V. PocPocklington, D., Miller KP. Nursing and Computers: An Anthology. New York: Springer-Verlag; 1998. 

      Non-Peer-reviewed Articles (i. e. editorials, news articles, etc.) 

      • Miller KP. Research preparation in the 21st century. In: N. Chaska (Ed.). The nursing profession: tomorrow and beyond. 2001. p. 439 - 447. 
      • Miller KP. Caring for Individuals with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Disease. In: P. Swearingen (Ed.). Medical Surgical Nursing (Second Edition).. St. Louis: Mosby-Year Book, Inc.; 1996. p. 369 - 378. 
      • Miller KP. Caring for Individuals with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease. In: P. Swearingen (Ed.). Manual of Medical Surgical Nursing.. St. Louis: Mosby Yearbook; 1994. 
      • Miller KP. Providing Care for Patients with Special Needs. In: P. Swearingen (Ed.). Pocket Guide for Medical Surgical Nursing. St. Louis: Mosby Yearbook; 1992. p. 586 - 596. 
      • Miller KP. Hematologic Dysfunctions. In: P. Swearingen and J. Keen (Eds.). Manual of Critical Care. St. Louis: The C.V. Mosby Co.; 1991. p. 427 - 440. 
      • Miller KP. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. In: P. Swearingen, and J. Keen (Eds.). Manual of Critical Care. St. Louis: The C.V. Mosby Co.; 1991. p. 490 - 503. 
      • Miller KP. Hematologic Dysfunctions of the Critically III Adult. In: P. Swearingen, K. Miller, & M. Sawyer-Sommers (Eds.). Manual of Critical Care: Applying Nursing Diagnoses to Critical Illness. St. Louis: The C.V. Mosby Co.; 1988. p. 417 - 431. 
      • Miller KP. Care of the Critically III Adult with Multi-System Stressors. In: P. Swearingen, K. Miller, & M. Sawyer-Sommers (Eds.). Manual of Critical Care: Applying Nursing Diagnoses to Critical Illness. St. Louis: The C.V. Mosby Co.; 1988. p. 477 - 489. 
      • Miller KP. Research preparation in the 21st century. In: N. Chaska (Ed.). The nursing profession: tomorrow and beyond. 2001. p. 439 - 447. 
      • Miller KP. Caring for Individuals with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Disease. In: P. Swearingen (Ed.). Medical Surgical Nursing (Second Edition).. St. Louis: Mosby-Year Book, Inc.; 1996. p. 369 - 378. 

      Abstracts 

      • Miller KP. Press Club: Nurse Practitioner 101. Washington Press Club. Washington, D.C. 2013. 
      • Miller KP. Malpractice: Avoiding the Hot Seat of Litigation. Retail Clinician’s Education Conference. Orlando, Fl. (August 1-4,2012). 2012. 
      • Miller KP. Data: The Medium is the Message. ACNP Public Policy Institute, Washington, DC. 2011. 
      • Pinilla, L.,, Pugh, A.,, Riordan, T.,, Robbins, S., Miller KP (faculty advisory). Job satisfaction among nurse practitioners. Newark, DE. 2010. 
      • Ademski, C., Adeniji, J, Miller KP (faculty advisor). Comparison of job satisfaction among nurse practitioners. Newark, DE. Ademski, C. Adeniji, J & Miller, K. (faculty advisor) 2008. 

      Book Chapter 

      • Miller KP. Research preparation in the 21st century. In: N. Chaska (Ed.). The nursing profession: tomorrow and beyond. 2001. p. 439 - 447. 
      • Miller KP. Caring for Individuals with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Disease. In: P. Swearingen (Ed.). Medical Surgical Nursing (Second Edition).. St. Louis: Mosby-Year Book, Inc.; 1996. p. 369 - 378. 
      • Miller KP. Caring for Individuals with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease. In: P. Swearingen (Ed.). Manual of Medical Surgical Nursing.. St. Louis: Mosby Yearbook; 1994. 

      Book/Monograph 

      • Saba, V., Pocklington, D., Miller KP. Nursing and Computers: An Anthology. New York: Springer-Verlag; 1998. 

      Invited Podium Presentations (i. e. keynotes presentations)  

      • 2018, When is an NP not an NP? Scope of Practice Issues., New Mexico Nurse Practitioner Council, New Mexico Nurse Practitioner Council, Santa FE, NM (Keynote Speaker) 
      • 2017, Lawsuit Funding a CRNA, AZANA, Scottsdale, AZ (Invited Speaker) 
      • 2017, What Every CRNA Should Know About Medmal, AZANA, Scottsdale, AZ (Invited Speaker) 
      • 2016, Four Podium Presentations, Encore Symposium, CRNA‘s, Sedona, AZ (Invited Speaker) 
      • 2016, Avoiding the Hot Seat of Litigation, 2016 Clinical Conference, AANP National Clinical Conference, San Antonio, TX (Invited Speaker) 
      • 2016, Nurse Practitioners; 205,000 Solutions to Healthcare Reform, Nurse Practitioners Spring Symposium, Nurse Practitioners, North Carolina Nurses Association, Raleigh, NC (Keynote Speaker) 

      Peer Reviewed Podium Presentations  

      • 2014, Consequences of Anesthesia Negligence and Criminal Actions; What Every CRNA Should Know; Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff’s Perspective, Discussion of an Actual Lawsuit, Scottsdale, AZ (Sole Presenter) 
      • 2013, Medical Malpractice: Defendant’s Perspective; Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff’s Perspective, Discussion of an Actual Lawsuit; and, CRNA as an Expert Witness, Hilton Head, SC (Sole Presenter) 
      • 2013, CRNA as an Expert Witness; Consequences of Anesthesia Negligence and Criminal Actions; What Every CRNA Should Know, San Diego, CA (Sole Presenter) 
      • 2012, Medical Malpractice: Defendant’s Perspective; Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff’s Perspective, Discussion of an Actual Lawsuit, Santa Fe, NM (Sole Presenter) 
      • 2012, CRNA as an Expert Witness; What Every CRNA Should Know; Consequences of Anesthesia Negligence and Criminal Actions; and, Ways to Avoid Malpractice Claims, Sedona, AZ (Sole Presenter) 
      • 2010, CRNA as an Expert Witness, Encore Symposium, Sedona, AZ (Sole Presenter) 
      • 2010, Presentation: Minimize/Avoid Malpractice Claims: What Every Nurse Anesthetist Should Know, Encore Symposium, Sedona, AZ (Sole Presenter) 
      • 2010, Discussion of an Actual Lawsuit Involving a Nurse Anesthetist, Encore Symposium, Sedona, AZ (Sole Presenter) 
      • 2010, Consequences of Anesthesia Negligence and Criminal Actions, Encore Symposium, Sedona, AZ (Sole Presenter) 
      • 2010, Medical Malpractice: Defendant’s Perspective, Encore Symposium, Sedona, AZ (Sole Presenter) 
      • 2010, Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff’s Perspective, Encore Symposium, Sedona, AZ (Sole Presenter) 
      • 2010, Data: The Medium is the Message, Public Policy Institute, Washington, DC (Sole Presenter)