Job Description
Susan N. LaJoie is a Family Nurse Practitioner and Director for the Florida State University College of Medicine Area Health Education Center (AHEC). Her interests include rural health, health disparities and tobacco related issues.
Biosketch
Dr. LaJoie is married and has four children.
Education
Dr. LaJoie received her BSN from the University of South Florida, her MSN from Florida State University and a Doctorate of Public Health from Florida A&M University.
Service
Medical Student Interest Group Presentations and Faculty Volunteer Events
2015 Faculty Volunteer for Pediatric Interest Group Autism Run
2012 Fall Semester Rural Medicine Interest Group: Caring for Migrant Worker Families and Minding Your Cultural Competence
2012 Spring Semester Pediatric Interest Group: An Overview of a School Based Health Program-How it Works
2009-Current Migrant Health Fair Faculty FSUCares volunteer for Mexican Consulate Day
FSU Presentations
2017 Whole Child Leon County monthly meeting on Pediatric Resources
2015 Multidisciplinary Center: Caring for the Migrant Child- biopsychosocial needs for master's and doctoral psychology students
2014 Multidisciplinary Center: Migrant Health 101 for Psychology Students for master's and doctoral psychology students
2013 Multidisciplinary Center: The Life of a Migrant Child in Gadsden County for master's and doctoral psychology students
Honors/Awards
2020 Faculty Council Award for Guardian of the Mission and Service
2015 Tallahassee Women of Distinction from the Girl Scouts of the Big Bend
2014 Panhandle Area Educational Consortium Volunteer Provider, PAEC Migrant Center State Award, given annually
2011 Gadsden County Special Olympics Health Care Provider, County Award.
Memberships
American Public Health Association (APHA)
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
Florida Nurse Practitioner Network (FNPN)
American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA)
Physicians against Trafficking Humans (PATH)
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM)
Florida Chapter School Based Health
Gadsden County School Health Advisory Committee (SHAC)
Gadsden County Health Council
National Association of School Based Health
Sigma Theta Tau
Tallahassee Advance Practice Council
Courses
First year medical student small group facilitator
Research Focus
Research interests include health disparities, underserved populations and tobacco and vaping.
Susan N. LaJoie is a Family Nurse Practitioner and Director for the Florida State University College of Medicine Area Health Education Center (AHEC). Her interests include rural health, health disparities and tobacco related issues.
Dr. LaJoie is married and has four children.
Dr. LaJoie received her BSN from the University of South Florida, her MSN from Florida State University and a Doctorate of Public Health from Florida A&M University.
Medical Student Interest Group Presentations and Faculty Volunteer Events
2015 Faculty Volunteer for Pediatric Interest Group Autism Run
2012 Fall Semester Rural Medicine Interest Group: Caring for Migrant Worker Families and Minding Your Cultural Competence
2012 Spring Semester Pediatric Interest Group: An Overview of a School Based Health Program-How it Works
2009-Current Migrant Health Fair Faculty FSUCares volunteer for Mexican Consulate Day
FSU Presentations
2017 Whole Child Leon County monthly meeting on Pediatric Resources
2015 Multidisciplinary Center: Caring for the Migrant Child- biopsychosocial needs for master's and doctoral psychology students
2014 Multidisciplinary Center: Migrant Health 101 for Psychology Students for master's and doctoral psychology students
2013 Multidisciplinary Center: The Life of a Migrant Child in Gadsden County for master's and doctoral psychology students
2020 Faculty Council Award for Guardian of the Mission and Service
2015 Tallahassee Women of Distinction from the Girl Scouts of the Big Bend
2014 Panhandle Area Educational Consortium Volunteer Provider, PAEC Migrant Center State Award, given annually
2011 Gadsden County Special Olympics Health Care Provider, County Award.
American Public Health Association (APHA)
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
Florida Nurse Practitioner Network (FNPN)
American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA)
Physicians against Trafficking Humans (PATH)
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM)
Florida Chapter School Based Health
Gadsden County School Health Advisory Committee (SHAC)
Gadsden County Health Council
National Association of School Based Health
Sigma Theta Tau
Tallahassee Advance Practice Council
First year medical student small group facilitator
Research interests include health disparities, underserved populations and tobacco and vaping.