Kimberly Boothby-Downing

Professor of Practice

Professor of Practice Kimberly Boothby-Downing lives in Gorham, Maine, with her husband. She retired as a Colonel after 30-plus years in the Maine Army National Guard. She served as the Medical Command Commander for more than five years before retirement. She has been teaching Nurse Practitioner (NP) students for over 19 years. She has worked as an onsite and interim program director as well as clinical coordinator for the NP program. She works per diem at the University of New England in the College Health center as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner seeing patients.

 

Education

  • MSN, Simmons College (1982)
  • BSN, University of Southern Maine (1979)
  • Hall-Dale High School Graduate (1975)

License/Certification

  • ANCC certified as an Adult NP
  • Licensed in Maine, NH and La as a RN and ANP

Area of Expertise

  • Professor of Practice
  • Seeing patients in College Health and military medicine are Boothby-Downing's areas of expertise
  • Teaching undergraduate and graduate nursing students 

Courses

  • Clinical Decision Making courses.
  • Boothby-Downing taught Advanced Physical Assessment courses in the past for more than 20 years.

Community Engagement

  • Boothby-Downing has served on the Maine State Board of Nursing in the APRN seat, the Leavitt Mills Health Center Board, and the Gorham Recreation Board.
  • Boothby-Downing has served on wellness committees and volunteering in her children's classrooms in the Gorham School System.

Publications/Presentations

  • Boothby-Downing has delivered multiple presentations on various subjects, including women in the military.

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

  • Member of AANP
  • Maine NP Association