Florida Board of Nursing Act

Dr. Eileen Jenkins Ginsburg has been a Nurse Practitioner for 24 years. She graduated from Wilmington University’s NP program and then worked in an Internal Medicine office in Wilmington, Delaware for 8 years. After moving to Florida, 21 years ago, she began working as a rheumatology nurse practitioner. Dr. Ginsburg attained her DNP from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and started working as an adjunct assistant professor at FAU 13 years ago. Dr. Ginsburg lectured at multiple conferences and the AANP convention about the Necessity of Vitamin D. She has been active in both the county and state NP organizations and worked on the Clinical Conference committee for 19 years. She is extremely proud that she was presented with the Nurse Practitioner of the Year award in 2009 and again in 2015 from the Nurse Practitioner Council of Palm Beach County.

My career as a nurse practitioner has spanned over three decades, beginning with my MSN in Nursing in 1988. During my practice years, I have experienced diverse opportunities to care for patients. I started my journey at SUNY Stony Brook, NY as one of the originators of the rare AIDS Clinical Trials Units run by Dr. Fauci of the CDC. These were difficult years for clinicians and patients as there was no helpful treatments for HIV, AIDS, Kaposi’s Sarcoma and multiple other immune suppressed illnesses. These patients touched my heart and I still think of many often. During my early years in New York, I was very active in New Your State Coalition of Nurse Practitioners. I served in many capacities, including President, and helped to obtain legal status in the Nurse Practice act that eventually included controlled prescription authority. My journey continued at the VA Medical Center, West Palm Beach Florida in 1997. I held many positions to include Primary Care, Critical Care, house officer, and the GI service. Eventually, I became the sole primary care provider for patients with HIV. We had many new treatments and when I retired, with patience and adherence, most patients HIV virus was undetectable. Eventually, I treated patients infected with Hepatitis C. I was the lead Clinician for the Hepatocellular Cancer Conferences, working with multiple disciplines. I continue to work per diem and to volunteer for many local hospitals and the Palm Beach County Fire Service.