After 24 years in healthcare, including 14 years as a Registered Nurse, John embarked on a journey of research and discovery in his Public Intellectual Ph.D. in Comparative Studies. He has spoken at several international and national interdisciplinary conferences on healthcare system design.  He also advised several nursing groups on political empowerment, including NPs as they worked towards independent practice and prescriptive authority. Over the last year+, Dr. Silver has been working with an innovative interdisciplinary team of people forming Nurses Transforming Healthcare and working to implement the model in the United States.

Education:
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Florida Atlantic University
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Florida Atlantic University
Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Management, Tulane University
Public Intellectual Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Comparative Studies, Florida Atlantic University

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