Mundinger, Mary O. (1937–)
Mundinger, Mary O. (1937–)
American nurse. Name variations: Mary O'Neil Mundinger. Born Mary O'Neil, April 27, 1937, in Fredonia, NY; dau. of Dorothy and Thomas O'Neil; University of Michigan, BS, 1959, Columbia University, MA, 1974, PhD, 1981; m. Paul Mundinger (biology professor); children: 4.
Dean of Columbia University's School of Nursing, began career as director of United Hospital's Nursing Education Department in Port Chester, NY (1971–77); at Columbia, was a nursing professor, director of the nursing graduate program (1982–83), associate professor (1983–86), associate dean of administrative affairs (1984–85), assistant dean of Faculty of Medicine (1986), then became dean School of Nursing (1986); led the creation (1997) of Columbia's Advanced Practice Nurse Association (a health care clinic run by nurse practitioners who collaborate with, instead of follow, physicians); served as a health-care reform advisor to President Bill Clinton and to Senator Edward Kennedy.