University Health Network is Canada’s largest research hospital and a major teaching hospital of the University of Toronto. Shirley obtained her Masters of Nursing and Nurse Practitioner designation from the University of Toronto and also holds a certification in Emergency Nursing. She is cross appointment to the University of Toronto and is very active with precepting nurse practitioner students from the University as well as York University and Ryerson University. Her interests lies in education, conference planning and is just getting her feet wet in research activity.