Kate Dzurilla graduated from YSN’s adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner program in 2018. She is originally from Syosset, NY. She has a BA in neuroscience from Pomona College and a BSN from Columbia University School of Nursing. Kate began her career at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center as a research coordinator for the Infectious Disease and Psychiatry Departments on a study examining access to healthcare and improvement in HIV viral load using a patient navigator intervention for HIV-positive, substance-abusing inpatients at Parkland Hospital. Subsequently, she worked in the Pulmonary and Critical Care Department as the lead research coordinator for multiple clinical trials for patients with pulmonary fibrosis.
Kate particularly enjoys student and career mentorship. She has been a volunteer admissions interviewer for Pomona College for 5 years, interviewing prospective students for potential undergraduate admission to the college. She is also the Pomona College Career Development Office’s main contact for students who are interested in an advanced practice provider role or other careers in healthcare and has mentored Pomona students. While at Yale, she worked for the Office of Career Strategy as a career advisor, where she conducted mock interviews and application/essay reviews for students applying to healthcare professions. She has stayed involved with YSN in a similar capacity as a volunteer career mentor, resume reviewer, and career panelist.
After graduating from YSN, Kate worked as nurse practitioner on the Hospitalist Service at Yale New Haven Hospital. She will be moving to New York City this summer to start a position as a nurse practitioner in Inpatient Medicine at New York University Langone Hospital. Her primary clinical interests are in general medicine and cardiology. As she gains clinical experience, she is hoping to incorporate clinical research and student preceptorship into her practice. In her spare time, you can find Kate lifting at the gym, learning about local history and architecture, and spending time outdoors with her husband.