Title
Colleen Young Elwood
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Description
Colleen Young Elwood discovered her interest in nursing after finishing a Bachelor’s of Science in psychology and starting her career at Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Learning about diabetes and working with diabetics sparked an interest in public and community health so she enrolled in Thomas Jefferson University’s two-year BSN program, which she graduated from in 2013. While at Jefferson her clinical experiences confirmed she was not interested in hospital nursing but instead in community nursing. After graduating she started working at Nurse Family Partnership, first as an intern and then as a Nurse-Home Visitor, where she helps new mothers during their pregnancy and through their child’s second year.
Publication Date
2-1-2016
City
Philadelphia
Keywords
Thomas Jefferson University, alumni, women, oral histories, nursing, public health, community health
Disciplines
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | Nursing | Oral History
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce these oral histories must be obtained in writing from the Thomas Jefferson University Archives and Special Collections. No use (beyond limited quotation) should be made of the transcripts of these interviews without authorization.
Processing Information
Oral history was edited by Kelsey Duinkerken, March 2016
Provenance
Interview was conducted by Kelsey Duinkerken with Colleen Young Elwood on February 1, 2016
Recommended Citation
Elwood, Colleen Young and Duinkerken, Kelsey, "Colleen Young Elwood" (2016). Jefferson Nursing Oral Histories. 14.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/nursing_oral_histories/14
Included in
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine Commons, Nursing Commons, Oral History Commons
Comments
DISCLAIMER: These oral histories express the personal views, memories, and opinions of the interviewee. They do not represent the policy, views, or official history of Thomas Jefferson University.