Linda Bush

Linda Bush serves as a Professor in the Nursing Department at D'Youville University, where she has taught in the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) program for 8 years specializing in women's health and pediatrics while functioning as course coordinator and mentor.

Her educational credentials include:

• DNP in Family Nurse Practitioner from D'Youville University (2021)
• MS in Family Nurse Practitioner from D'Youville College (1999)
• BSN in Nursing from D'Youville College (1981)
• AAS in Nursing from Trocaire College (1979)

Dr. Bush's research centers on Forensics, Child Abuse, Adolescent Gynecology, Pediatric Gynecology, Global Pediatric and Women's Health, and Public Health. With over 20 years of clinical experience, she excels in pediatric, adolescent, and women's healthcare with subspecialty expertise in sexual assault management, forensic evidence collection, and criminal justice system liaison work. She co-developed clinical care paths and initiated research projects for sexual assault victims while serving as Western New York's primary pediatric sexual abuse resource for medical professionals.

Her clinical proficiency spans emergency department procedures including suturing, splinting, foreign body removal, bedside ultrasound, and burn care. As an FNP program mentor, she guides students in advanced physical assessment, triage prioritization, and complex clinical management within uncontrolled environments.