Director

Catherine Hoover, MSN, NP-C, DCNP

Catherine Hoover graduated magna cum laude from Williams College with a bachelor of arts in biology and later completed her Master of Nursing and Master of Science in Nursing at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), winning the Dean’s Legacy Award. Catherine became certified as an Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner in 2016. She completed a one-year primary care residency at the VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System Transforming Outpatient Care Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education (CoEPCE). She practiced for one year in primary care and served as a faculty member of the CoEPCE, developing and delivering novel learning experiences for a cohort of interprofessional healthcare residents. In July 2020, Catherine graduated from the CWRU/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Dermatology Nurse Practitioners Post-Masters Training Program. She currently practices as a dermatology nurse practitioner in the VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System. She is a contributing author to BMJ Quality and Safety and Nurse Leader. Catherine is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and Society of Dermatology Nurse Practitioners.