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Clinical Coordintor
Boston Children's Hospital
Michelle Schuster is a pediatric hematology oncology nurse with a strong passion for nurse-driven research and supporting and addressing workforce issues. Her specific research interests include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in nurses and enhancing staff support. She is a co-developer of HART (Hematology/Oncology/SCT Advancing Resiliency Team), a nurse-led program that provides real-time support to oncology staff, and she is also a co-developer of a Promoting Resilience Series. Michelle has been published in the Journal of Clinical Nursing, the Journal of Pediatrics, and the Journal of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nursing and has presented work locally and nationally at conferences.
Michelle Schuster received a BSN from Midwestern State University in Texas and a MSN with a concentration in Nursing Education from Framingham State University in Massachusetts. She is currently enrolled in a PhD program at UMass Dartmouth and is expected to graduate in 2025.
Within the last two years, Michelle has moved from bedside nursing to a nursing management role where she leads an inpatient pediatric oncology/hematology nursing team. She works to foster a positive workplace environment to best support her staff and the patient and families on the unit.