I received my BSN from Indiana State University and my Masters degree from IUPUI.  I have certifications in both adult health (NP-C) and oncology (AOCNP).  I have been a nurse since 1993 when I graduated from Ivy Tech State College as an LPN (formerly Indiana Vocatinal Technical College).  I work at Internal Medicine Associates in Bloomington where I split time in primary care, hematology and oncology, and our walk-in clinic.

I received my BSN, MSN/FNP from Valparaiso University and have been a nurse since 1993; an FNP since 1995.  I have ANCC certification in Family Health.  My background included Women's Health, Urgent Care, Family Practice, Dialysis, Jail Health Services, and most recently Retail Health care.  I am SANE trained and work registry for sexual assault victims.  My home phone is: 219-322-5912.

Diana (Dee) Swanson is the President of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, and Chair of the Fellows Think Tank on the Medical Home concept entitled "Nurse Practitioners: Promoting Access to Coordinated Primary Health Care".  She is an item writer and test constructionist for the AANP Adult and Family Nurse Pracitioner certification exams.

She served on the quality and certification committees of Precision Health Network, and currently serves as a member of the Volunteers in Medicine of Monroe Conty Quality committee and the Joint Commissions's PTAC for Critical Access Hospitals.  She is a full time Family Nurse Practitioner in a rural family practice in Nashville, Indiana and sees over 4,000 patient visits per year.  She has been a NP for 17 years, a nurse for 34 years.

She is a founding member of CAPNI and has served as the first elected president the organization.  She has been the Legislative chair of CAPNI for the past 6 years, working closely with lobbyist Doug Kinser to develop relationships with the state legislature and other regulatory agencies as well as other professional organizations.