Patricia Finch-guthrie RN, PhD

Dr. Patricia Finch Guthrie has served as a faculty member for the School of Advanced Studies (SAS) and nursing since 2004 and has a BSN from the University of Iowa, a Masters of Science as a clinical nurse specialist (CNS) from the University of Minnesota, and a PhD from the University of Minnesota in nursing with a minor in gerontology. As faculty for the University of Phoenix, Dr. Finch Guthrie serves as a dissertation chair and teaches within the nursing doctoral program.

Dr. Finch Guthrie has extensive practice, leadership, and teaching experience that includes practicing as a critical care nurse and a gerontological CNS, serving as a manager of a coronary critical care unit and a progressive cardiac care unit, and leading a large department as the Director of Clinical Practice, Innovation, and Research at North Memorial Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Currently, in addition to teaching for the University of Phoenix, Dr. Finch Guthrie has recently developed interprofessional education courses for St. Catherine University.