Michelle Van Der Wege, DNP
Assistant Professor of Nursing, Fort Hays State University
mlvanderwege@fhsu.eduMichelle became a nurse practitioner in 2016, and completed a Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree at FHSU in 2020. She is passionate about ensuring all people have access to quality health care. With this passion in mind, she implemented a DNP project at a student health clinic to increase access to healthcare for LGBTQ individuals on campus. In addition to working at the FHSU Student Health Clinic, she works full time as an Assistant Professor in the FHSU nursing department where she teaches in both the undergraduate and graduate nursing programs.