Nancy Gambill, R.N., M.S.N., C.R.N.P., O.C.N., has been appointed to the position of Director of Oncology Nursing. In her new role, Nancy assumes leadership for nursing care within the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center (UMGCC), integrating and coordinating the work of all cancer center nursing groups (inpatient, outpatient, infusion, research, nurse practitioners, etc).
Nancy leads our efforts to develop and promote an optimal, highly integrated nursing care model for the full cancer patient experience -- from diagnosis to after-care. She works closely with cancer center leadership and with the University of Maryland Medical Center's Chief Nursing Officer to assure that cancer center nursing operations are closely allied to those of the other clinical services in the medical center.
She brings a wealth of professional experience which makes her highly qualified for this role. Nancy obtained her B.S.N. and M.S.N. from the University of Maryland. She is a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner and an Oncology Certified Nurse. She has served in oncology leadership positions at the National Cancer Institute-Navy and at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville. Nancy has been the nurse manager for outpatient oncology at UMGCC since 2005.
Peggy Torr, B.S.N., R.N., O.C.N., a nurse on 9 West, and Yolanda Sumter, R.N., formerly nurse case manager in UMGCC's Baltimore City Cancer Program and now Breast Program Coordinator, are the first winners of the Greenebaum Compassion Award, a new recognition to be awarded annually to staff in the cancer center. The awards were presented at the All-Hands meeting on May 28.