Amy O'Sullivan (nurse)

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Amy O'Sullivan is an Emergency Room nurse at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn who appeared on the cover of Time (magazine) in 2020 for the 100 most influential people issue.[1] She treated the hospital’s first COVID-19 patient.[2] Mattel created a Barbie doll[3] in her likeness.[1]

Career[edit]

O’Sullivan has been a nurse since 1992, having studied nursing at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, earning an Associates Degree in Nursing.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Docktorman, Eliana (August 4, 2021). "Mattel Has Created a Line of Dolls Honoring Frontline Workers, Including Nurse Amy O'Sullivan Who Appeared on the Cover of TIME". Time Magazine. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  2. ^ Couric, Katie (September 22, 2020). "Amy O'Sullivan". Time Magazine. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  3. ^ Bell, Brittany (August 5, 2021). "NYC nurse honored with Barbie doll made in her likeness for her work during pandemic". ABC 7 New York. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  4. ^ Pottoore, Esther Joseph. "Meet Amy O'Sullivan, RN - One of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2020". allnurses. Retrieved 7 February 2023.