Marie Eileen Onieal, PhD, PNP, FAANP

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  Marie-Eileen Onieal holds a PhD in Nursing and Health Policy from the University of Massachusetts Boston, her dissertation “Hospital Closures in Massachusetts: A Case Study of the Waltham Hospital Closure” examined governmental, community, and employee perspectives about the 2003 Waltham Hospital closure in order to understand the impact of hospital closings and the perception of access to health care services resulting from the closure. She holds Master in Management of Human Services from The Heller School for Social Policy and Management; the focus of her Master’s project was after school services for middle school children. Dr. Onieal earned a BS in Nursing at Pace University, and her Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certificate at Northeastern University.

  Dr. Onieal is one of the founders of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), and a Past President of that organization.  In 1997 she was selected as a US Public Health Service Primary Care Policy Fellow, representing the AANP. In recognition of her advocacy for Nurse Practitioners at the local, state and national levels, in 2000, she was inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. 

  Dr. Onieal’s clinical expertise is in Pediatrics and Orthopedics. She is a frequent lecturer at national conferences and nurse practitioner programs.  She has developed, initiated, and maintained the Nurse Practitioner role in multiple healthcare settings.  Her administrative roles include Health Policy Coordinator - Bureau of Health Quality Management; Hospital Preparedness Coordinator - Center for Emergency Preparedness; Executive Director Professional Licensure Board, all with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Dr. Onieal is currently the Director of Health Services for the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services, and the Co-Director of the DNP Program at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions in Provo, Utah.