Executive Director, EMPOWERED Program
Roseman University of Health Sciences
Dr. Andria Peterson joined the Roseman College of Medicine as Executive Director of the EMPOWERED program in 2021. Prior to this role, she spent 12 years working as a clinical pharmacist in the pediatric and newborn intensive care units (NICU) at St. Rose Dominican Hospital. It was during this time that she co-founded the EMPOWERED program, a care coordination model designed to help pregnant and postpartum women with substance use disorder navigate the path from recovery to stabilization to resilience. Dr. Peterson is responsible for providing leadership for the program and plays a critical role in mobilizing state, local and grass-roots level stakeholders to promote recovery and improvements in the quality of life for program participants and their families. She is also an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice with Roseman University’s College of Pharmacy where she has taught since 2009.
Dr. Peterson is a Core Team Member of the Nevada Reproductive Health Network and has worked on a state level to develop policy for the training of providers in identifying individuals with substance use disorder. She has been the recipient of numerous grants and awards, including recognition as a Southern Nevada Healthcare Hero, recipient of the Nevada Hospital Association Imagination Award and received the Dignity Health Acts of Humankindness Steward Award for her efforts.
Thursday, December 8, 2022
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM