Last update:

10/27/2006

Carolyn L. Strimike, MSN, RN, APRN

Advanced Practice Nurse

The Women’s Heart Center at St. Joseph’s

Carolyn Strimike is an advanced practice nurse in the Women’s Heart Center and in the Invasive Cardiology Department at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center.

Ms. Strimike graduated from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey where she was awarded both her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing and her Master’s degree in Nursing, Advanced Practice, Adult Critical Care. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau, the national nursing honor society.

Ms. Strimike has also received certification in critical care nursing from the American Association of Critical Care Nurses as well as certification as an acute care nurse practitioner from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She is a member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, the American College of Nurse Practitioners, the American College of Cardiology and a member of the Cardiovascular Nursing Council of the American Heart Association.

She has participated in more than 20 cardiology research studies at St. Joseph’s and has published extensively in professional journals. She has presented papers at more than 150 community and professional seminars. Recipient of the 2006 St. Joseph’s Healthcare System Employee of the Year Award, Ms. Strimike also received the Woman of Vision Award from William Paterson University and the William C. Gates Health and Human Services from the Paterson Rotary Club in recognition of her efforts to educate women about heart disease.