The center is staffed Monday through Thursday by a physician extender who is licensed by the North Carolina Medical Board to provide medical care and prescriptions across the life span. In addition, a registered nurse is present during office hours to assist you with your health history and questions, as well as to perform lab work and health teaching. Claudina Ghianni is a certified Nurse Practitioner in her 6th year as director of the Health Center. She received her master,s of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University and a post-master Nurse Practitioner from University of Virginia Charlottesville. She has worked in different areas of family practice for the past 8 years.
Prior experience includes drug and alcohol detox programs.
She also served as a medical missionary in Tanzania. She is an enthused alum participant in the outward-bound program and enjoys scuba diving and weight training. Susan Stipanovic , a Registered Nurse, has been with the health center for 3 years. She received her BSN from William Patterson College of New Jersey. Her experience includes surgical nursing and working in an internal medicine clinic.