Rebecca Faulds NP

My areas of special interest include chronic disease management, geriatrics, neurocognitive disorders and traumatic brain injury. While I am not a Veteran, my father was a U.S. Marine which really was the driving force behind my initial choice to pursue a job within the VA health care system.

I was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and relocated to Adams County in 2016 to slow down and live the country life. I earned my master’s degree in nursing from Concordia University in 2014 and my Doctor of Nursing Science degree from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee in 2021. I have been with VA since 2013.

I began my VA career as a staff nurse on Medical/Surgical/Telemetry unit at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After completing my master’s degree, I moved into an instructor position in Nursing Education & Research at the Zablocki VAMC where my primary role was to teach undergraduate nursing students about what it means to provide Veteran-centric care. In 2015, I accepted a position at the Tomah VAMC as a home-based primary care nurse practitioner until 2021.

I briefly left VA in 2021 and worked in the private sector, but quickly realized that providing care to our nations’ Veterans is one of the most fulfilling experiences I have ever had. After leaving VA, I truly felt like I was missing something. I realized it was the Veterans and how they always seemed so grateful for the care they received.

Someday I want to write a book, write chapters for nursing textbooks and have research published in nursing/medical journals.  In my free time I enjoy fishing, swimming, traveling, crafting and spending time with my family and our two Labrador retrievers.