Megan Curtis, NP
The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) and Resident Board Members are non-voting members of the Board. While they do not hold voting rights, they are encouraged to attend board meetings and actively contribute to discussions, providing valuable perspectives from their respective roles within the neurosurgical community.
Full Bio on Megan Curtis, NP
Megan Curtis is a doctoral-prepared adult nurse practitioner with 21 years of neurosurgery experience specializing in both simple and complex spine. She is currently practicing at the University of Michigan outpatient neurosurgery clinic, caring for patients throughout the perioperative continuum.
As lead APP for patient education, she developed and currently leads a weekly preoperative patient education class shown to improve patient outcomes. She is also a clinical adjunct faculty member at the University of Michigan School of Nursing, and frequent preceptor to nurse practitioner students.
Megan’s clinical focus is evidence-based practice to improve both the delivery of care and the patient experience.
Why are you interested in serving on the Board of Directors?
I have been a proud neurosurgery nurse practitioner in Michigan for 22 years. Attending the annual MANS conference was a highlight of my professional year, learning new approaches to care, meeting with other neurosurgery advanced practice providers (APP) from the state of Michigan and networking with the surgeons. As time went on, the conference seemed to significantly shrink in size in both attendance of APPs and breadth of lectures available. I think it is long overdue we reenergize the MANS meeting to inspire the neurosurgical nurses and APPs in our community. As a non-voting board member, I would have the platform to not only assist in elevating the annual conference, but through the years I have formed a large professional network of APPs to spread the word about our annual conference to improve attendance and speakers. Most importantly, I want to bring my unique perspective and experience to the monthly meetings to represent Michigan’s non-surgeon neurosurgery care providers—our excellent nurses and APPs. I thrive in positions of leadership and take pride in being a part of positive change. I would be honored to become a MANS non-voting board member.
What are you goals for the organization, and how would you help achieve them if elected to the Board?
My goals for the organization include but are not limited to, engaging in collaborative discussions regarding best practice. The board is comprised of members from several major hospitals and together we can identify inefficiencies and difficulties in current practices and utilize our knowledge and varied perspectives to optimize practice and patient care.
My other goal is for nursing/APPs to be as equally represented as surgeons at the MANS conference in both attendance and speakers. Expanding their presence not only educates our nurses/APPs to be better providers, but it also increases interest and future involvement. This can be accomplished by adding a nursing/APP section to the website for communication, education, updates, and requests for speakers. Word of mouth will also be crucial, and I have multiple professional connections in our local major hospitals that are very motivated to return to MANS and all it will have to offer.
