Patrice K. NicholasPatrice K. Nicholas, DNSc, MPH, RN, ANP is Professor and Chairperson for advanced practice in the Graduate Program in Nursing at the MGH Institute of Health Professions at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Dr. Nicholas graduated from Fitchburg Stte College with a BSN in 1977, and received a Master of Science degree in 1982 and a DNSc degree in 1989 from Boston University. She completed the Certificate of Advanced Study at the MGH Institute of Health Professions in 1994 and is board certified as an adult nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist in medical-surgical nursing. From 1996 to 1999, Dr. Nicholas was a postdoctoral fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health focusing on quality of life in chronic illness and HIV/AIDS. During her postdoctoral studies, she received a Master of Public Health degree in International Health at Harvard, completing coursework at the Harvard AIDS Institute and Francois Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights. Dr. Nicholas has practiced in the clinical settings at MGH and Brigham and Women's Hospital. She has written extensively on quality of life in chronic illness and HIV/AIDS. Dr. Nicholas was a Senior Fulbright Scholar in Germany in 2003 focusing on demographic challenges and health issues. Read More Read Less