Burchum

Jacqueline Rosenjack Burchum, DNSc, FNP-BC, APN, CNE

Associate Professor
Department of Advanced Practice and Doctoral Studies
920 Madison
Memphis, TN 38163
901-448-6128
jburchum@uthsc.edu

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Jacqueline Lee Rosenjack Burchum, DNSc, FNP-BC, CNE, joined the UT College on Nursing in July 2005. She received her BSN degree at Union University in Jackson TN and earned the Master of Science in nursing (1996) and Doctor in Nursing Science (2002) degrees from UT Health Science Center, Memphis, TN.

Dr. Burchum teaches online as distance faculty for The University of Tennessee. She has served on Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society’s Distance Learning Committee as a peer reviewer for online case studies since its inception. More recently, she was selected to be a reviewer for JOLT, the Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, a peer-reviewed, online publication addressing the scholarly use of multimedia resources in education. She is one of 38 nurses in Tennessee who has earned the Certified Nurse Educator credential.

As a nurse practitioner and nurse researcher, Dr. Burchum has focused on addressing the needs of immigrant and refugee populations. Dr. Burchum is a current and active member of the Tennessee Immigrant Rights Coalition, the Migrant Clinicians Network, and the International Transcultural Nursing Society, where she serves as peer reviewer for the Journal of Transcultural Nursing. Dr. Burchum has presented on cultural needs of special populations at local, national, and international conferences. Her conceptual analysis, Cultural Competence: An Evolutionary Perspective, has been widely referenced, nationally and internationally, by healthcare professionals, educational institutions, and governmental agencies.

Dr. Burchum’s teaching responsibilities include Pharmacology, Advanced Pharmacology, Health of Populations, Primary Care I, and Primary Care II. She also teaches selected components of Gerontology Nursing and Physical Diagnosis. She is a member of the Tennessee/American Nurses Association, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society (dual membership in Nu Lambda and Beta Theta at Large), the National League for Nursing, the International Transcultural Nursing Society, and the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties.

Contact Information

UTHSC College of Nursing
920 Madison Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee 38163
901-448-6128
Fax: 901-448-4121
Toll Free: 800-733-2498