Christa Varnadoe, DNP, AGNP-C, OCN, CCRP
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology
Administrative Director, Clinical Trials Office, University of Vermont Cancer Center
89 Beaumont Ave
Given N400
Larner College of Medicine
Burlington, VT 05405
United States
- DNP, Yale University
- MSN, Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practioner, Yale University
- BS, Public Health, University of South Florida
- AS, Nursing, Polk State College
Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology
University of Vermont Cancer Center
BIO
Christa is an Associate Professor at LCOM, and works closely with Dean Kate Tracy. Her current project is to develop an IRB approved UVM Cancer Center Patient Registry. Christa has published multiple scientific peer reviewed journal articles. Christa has presented poster and podium presentations at various conferences across the world. Christa has a particular interest in Clinical Research Education, and Oncology Global Heath Research with a focus on Cancer Clinical Trials.
While Christa obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of South Florida in public health, she worked at Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute as a primary nurse coordinator in an ambulatory outpatient clinic. While there, Christa was co-director of the 8th Annual National CTCL Symposium. Made possible through health diplomacy efforts, this was a joint program between the Moffitt Cancer Center and the National Center of Oncology and Radiology of Cuba.
Christa then worked as an oncology clinical research nurse coordinator at the Yale School of Medicine. During this time she presented in Morocco, on behalf of The American Society of Clinical Oncology, about the importance of the nurse’s role in cancer clinical trials and the importance of ethics in clinical trials. While working as a clinical research nurse coordinator at Tisch Cancer Institute (TCI), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (MSSM) Christa graduated from Yale University’s School of Nursing with a Masters of Science in Nursing Degree in the Nurse Practitioner Specialty with a concentration in oncology. Upon graduation she was promoted to the Nurse Manager role within the department. She recently graduated from Yale School of Nursing’s Clinical DNP Program where her project titled, “The Use of Teach-back During Informed Consent in Oncology Clinical Trials” revealed an improvement in confidence levels with use of the teach-back method during the the cancer clinical trial consent process. She was a part of the first graduating class in this specialty program.
Most recently, Christa was the Associate Director, Clinical Operations at TCI, MSSM. Christa has published multiple scientific peer reviewed journal articles. Christa has presented poster and podium presentations at various conferences across the world. Christa has a particular interest in Clinical Research Nursing education.
Publications
Dr. Christa Varnadoe's publications on PubMed
Area(s) of expertise
Clinical Resarch Nursing Education
Bio
Christa is an Associate Professor at LCOM, and works closely with Dean Kate Tracy. Her current project is to develop an IRB approved UVM Cancer Center Patient Registry. Christa has published multiple scientific peer reviewed journal articles. Christa has presented poster and podium presentations at various conferences across the world. Christa has a particular interest in Clinical Research Education, and Oncology Global Heath Research with a focus on Cancer Clinical Trials.
While Christa obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of South Florida in public health, she worked at Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute as a primary nurse coordinator in an ambulatory outpatient clinic. While there, Christa was co-director of the 8th Annual National CTCL Symposium. Made possible through health diplomacy efforts, this was a joint program between the Moffitt Cancer Center and the National Center of Oncology and Radiology of Cuba.
Christa then worked as an oncology clinical research nurse coordinator at the Yale School of Medicine. During this time she presented in Morocco, on behalf of The American Society of Clinical Oncology, about the importance of the nurse’s role in cancer clinical trials and the importance of ethics in clinical trials. While working as a clinical research nurse coordinator at Tisch Cancer Institute (TCI), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (MSSM) Christa graduated from Yale University’s School of Nursing with a Masters of Science in Nursing Degree in the Nurse Practitioner Specialty with a concentration in oncology. Upon graduation she was promoted to the Nurse Manager role within the department. She recently graduated from Yale School of Nursing’s Clinical DNP Program where her project titled, “The Use of Teach-back During Informed Consent in Oncology Clinical Trials” revealed an improvement in confidence levels with use of the teach-back method during the the cancer clinical trial consent process. She was a part of the first graduating class in this specialty program.
Most recently, Christa was the Associate Director, Clinical Operations at TCI, MSSM. Christa has published multiple scientific peer reviewed journal articles. Christa has presented poster and podium presentations at various conferences across the world. Christa has a particular interest in Clinical Research Nursing education.
Publications
Areas of Expertise
Clinical Resarch Nursing Education