Linda McCoy, a clinical nurse specialist at Nash Health Care, was appointed as an official trainer for the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Cancer Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Course, a comprehensive review for nurses who administer chemotherapy. As a trainer, McCoy will be responsible for teaching other nurses the course material in this highly specialized curriculum.

The ONS Cancer Chemotherapy & Biotherapy Course is an in-depth program that provides registered nurses with the information they need to safely administer chemotherapy. The ONS course is taught throughout the US and Canada by approximately 900 trainers. To become a course trainer, nurses must be certified in oncology, hold a bachelor's degree or higher in a health-related field, and have a minimum of two years experience in administering chemotherapy, and complete a trainer course.

Linda McCoy, a clinical nurse specialist in oncology, has been a Nash Health Care employee since 1976. She earned her bachelor's degree in nursing from Atlantic Christian College (now Barton College) and her master's degree in nursing from East Carolina University. She has been certified in oncology for 15 years. This past year, she was also certified in pain management.