Clinical Associate Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
USA
Phone: (312) 996-2193
E-mail: vgruss@uic.edu
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
USA
Phone: (312) 996-2193
E-mail: vgruss@uic.edu
2007 | PhD Nursing Science, Rush University, Chicago, IL |
1998 | MSN Geriatric Nurse Practitioner, Rush University, Chicago, IL |
1994 | BSN Nursing, Lewis University, Romoville,IL |
1976 | ADN Nursing, Truman College, Chicago, IL |
Valerie Gruss is a board-certified Nurse Practitioner and Researcher. Her overall research focus is improving care of the older adult. She has a broad range of clinical expertise and research experience working in primary care and with multidisciplinary teams in a variety of settings. Dr. Gruss’ position blends her roles as educator, clinician, and researcher. In 2015, as PI, she was awarded a three-year, $2.5 million dollar HRSA Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) grant to establish and operate a geriatric education program preparing primary care professionals to work in interprofessional teams and provide high-quality, patient-centered care to older adults. She was awarded the UIC College of Nursing’s ‘2010 Faculty Practice Award’ and was honored with the “Best Care Practices in the Geriatrics Continuum” award by the American Medical Directors Association, 2008.
2008 - Present | Clinical Associate Professor , Department of Biobehavioral Health Science & Institute of Health Care Innovation, University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois |
Lead Clinical Consultant, Department of Aging, “Money Follows the Person/Pathways to Community Living/Money Follows the Person”, Federal Project, Illinois | |
1998 - 2008 | Adult Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care/Geriatric Clinic, Private Practice with Tessa Fisher, MD, Evanston, Illinois |
1993 – 1998 | Clinical Nurse/Charge Nurse, Long-term Care, Holy Family Health Center, Des Plaines, Illinois |
1980 – 1991 | Clinical Home Care Nurse, Private Duty, Community Care, Chicago, Illinois |
1976 – 1980 | Staff nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit, Our Lady of the Resurrection Hospital, Chicago, Illinois |
Honors and Awards
2018 | Excellence in Education, Gerontological Advance Practice Nurses Association, September 2018 |
2018 | Fellow, American Academy of Nursing, Inducted November 3, 2018, Washington, D.C. |
2017 | Chicago Sister Cities International Program, Chicago-Shanghai Services Exchange, Official Delegate, 8-Person Geriatric Expert Panel, Shanghai, China, October 2017 |
2017 | Judith Storfjel Distinguished Award for Scholarly Practice |
2016 | Gerontological Advance Practice Nurses Association, 2016 Excellence in Research Award |
2015-2016 | Teaching Recognition Program Award |
2015 | Gerontological Advance Practice Nurses Association Foundation Research Award |
2010 | Faculty Practice Award |
2008 | Best Career in Long Term Care Award |
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