SBU News
SBU News > Alumni News > Charles Davis ’14 Opens the Door to Accessible Healthcare

Charles Davis ’14 Opens the Door to Accessible Healthcare

Charles davis

Charles davisWhen Charles Davis ’14 sees a problem, he fixes it.

So when his son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, it made perfect sense for him to pursue a career in healthcare, even if it meant leaving a highly successful career at IBM. With a PhD in materials science and experience as a scientist and researcher, he was well poised to pursue a bachelor’s in nursing from Stony Brook University.

With this degree in hand, Davis began his new career as a school nurse for the Webutuck Central School District and went on to earn a master’s from Frontier Nursing University. As an advanced practice nurse practitioner, he was now ready to take his problem-solving skills to the next level.

Seeing that the students in his school district lacked adequate access to healthcare, he took it upon himself to find a solution, leading the charge to open a school-based health center.

The center, established in collaboration with Open Door Family Medical Center and the Webutuck Central School District, provides high-quality, evidence-based primary healthcare to students without the impediments of travel or finances.

Read the complete interview with Davis at SB Matters.

Related Posts

Add comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Subscribe to Newsletter

Get the latest word on Stony Brook news, discoveries and people.

Subscribe to News

Get the latest word on Stony Brook news, discoveries and people.

Archives

Get the latest word on Stony Brook news,
discoveries and people.