Betsy received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2003 from Bethel University in St. Paul, Minn. She has worked in variety of nursing settings, including home health care RN, inpatient staff RN and nurse staff educator. Prior to starting at University Neurosurgery she worked as a neuroscience ICU nurse at Northwestern. She is a member of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses and American Association of Critical Care Nurses. She is BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certified.