Phil Robert Martinez, Jr.

A graduate of the University of New Haven with a bachelor's degree in law enforcement science (1999), Philip Martinez changed his career path and enrolled in Yale School of Nursing's Graduate Entry Prespecialty in Nursing (GEPN) program, earning a certificate in nursing in 2002, a MSN as an acute care nurse practitioner in 2006, and a Doctor of Education degree from Southern Connecticut State University in 2015. He is an American Nurses Credentialing Center board certified acute care nurse practitioner, and holds certifications as a critical care registered nurse and a cardiac medicine certification from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Phil also serves on the board of commissioners for the Commission for Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) as chair of the board and also serves as co-chair of the accreditation review committee at CCNE.

Currently, Dr. Martinez is an Assistand Clinical Professor in Nursing at Quinnipiac University and holds a clincical position as an acute care nurse practitioner in the department of pulmonary & critical care medicine at Middlesex Hospital. In 2009, he was the recipient of the Middlesex Hospital Family Practice Medicine's Support Person Award, and in 2015 was named Nurse of the Year and also recognized as an innovator in advanced practice nursing by Middlesex Hospital. Martinez is also a member of Sigma Theta Tau, the National League for Nursing, the Society of Critical Care Medicine, the American Heart Association Council on Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Perioperative and Resuscitation, and the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.