page_title: Loretta Ford
hierarchical_section_title: Loretta Ford
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo of Dr.Ford in 2019
context_page_description: Loretta C. Ford is an American nurse and the co-founder of the first nurse practitioner program. Along with pediatrician Henry Silver, Ford started the pediatric nurse practitioner program at the University of Colorado in 1965. In 1972, Ford joined the University of Rochester as founding dean of the nursing school.
context_section_description: Loretta C. Ford (nee Pfingstel; born December 28, 1920) is an American nurse and the co-founder of the first nurse practitioner program. Along with pediatrician Henry Silver, Ford started the pediatric nurse practitioner program at the University of Colorado in 1965. In 1972, Ford joined the University of Rochester as founding dean of the nursing school.
caption: Dr.Ford in 2019
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