About Me
Healthcare Professional With A Passion
Megha Shah is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with a Doctorate in Nursing Practice with her focus as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Megha is a seasoned healthcare provider with nearly 20 years of experience as Staff Nurse, Charge Nurse, and now a Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN). Megha has experience working in inpatient as well as outpatient settings.
Megha is a recipient of several professional awards such as The DAISY Award, Northwestern Excellence Award, Badass Nurse Award, and many other such recognitions. Megha has implemented several passion projects such as Patient Safety Flags, Aroma Therapy, Patient Post-Discharge Callback etc.
Megha Shah will be completing her Doctor of Nursing Practice terminal-degree in 2024. Megha’s doctoral thesis was on “Topic”. Click Here to download the thesis.
Megha Shah's Professional & Academic Journey
Donka, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides computer training and job readiness services to persons with physical, visual, and limited learning disabilities.
Central DuPage Hospital (now Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital) is an acute-care hospital located in Winfield, Illinois, that has provided quality health care to the residents of DuPage County and beyond for more than 50 years. The hospital has been recognized as a 100 Top Hospital by Truven Health Analytics and as one of the best hospitals in Chicago Metro Region by U.S. News & World Report (2023–24). The hospital is a regional destination for such clinical services such as oncology, neurology, orthopaedics, pediatrics and cardiology.
Privately owned pharmacy providing in-store and home-delivery services since 2001.
The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is a public research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Caremark is a pharmacy benefits manager and national pharmacy network. It was founded in Birmingham, Alabama in 1993 by Richard Scrushy, the former chief executive of HealthSouth Corporation.
Lewis University is a private Lasallian university in Romeoville, Illinois. It enrolls around 6,500 students in more than 80 undergraduate programs, 35 graduate programs, and accelerated programs for working adults.
Edward Hospital is a healthcare provider located in southwest suburban Naperville, DuPage County, Illinois.
Loyola Medicine is a regional, academic health system based in Chicago's western suburbs and a member of Trinity Health.
Advocate Christ Medical Center (ACMC) is a 788-bed teaching hospital located in Oak Lawn, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.[2] Founded in 1960, Advocate Christ Medical Center is a part of Advocate Aurora Health.
Megha's team managed Breast Cancer Awareness project through Ticket of Cure program funded by Illinois Department of Public Health targeting minority population women as participants
Northwestern Memorial Hospital is an academic medical center in the heart of downtown Chicago with physicians, surgeons and caregivers representing nearly every medical specialty.
The Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Delnor is anchored by Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, consistently ranked in the country for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report.
The CWSCONS is committed to bringing the Oncology Nursing Society Vision and Mission to the western suburbs of Chicago.
The Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing (CJON) is an official publication of the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) and is directed to the practicing nurse specializing in the care of patients with an actual or potential diagnosis of cancer. CJON is a vehicle to promote the mission of ONS, which is to advance excellence in oncology nursing and quality cancer care.
The CJON mission is to publish clinically relevant, evidence-based content for oncology nurses in diverse roles and practice settings to use when caring for those affected by cancer.
ONCC is the premier provider of nationally accredited certification for nurses in oncology and related specialties. Founded in 1984 as a non-profit organization, ONCC administered the first Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN®) examination in 1986. Today, ONCC offers eight credential programs and has more than 39,000 currently certified nurses.
All ONCC certification examinations are accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies. NCCA is an independent organization that has identified the essential components of a national certification program and determines if credentialing organizations meet established standards based on those components. These standards are nationally recognized principles used by a variety of organizations for certification programs in diverse professions. NCCA accreditation indicates that ONCC programs have been evaluated by the Commission and meet or exceed all of its standards.
ONS conferences, including the virtual ONS Bridge™, are planned and coordinated with care by a hard-working group of volunteer nurses who comprise our Content Planning Team.
The Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Delnor is anchored by Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, consistently ranked in the country for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report.
Let's Discuss Opportunity
Megha Shah is a public speaker, provides editorial services for medical journals & magazines, and presides over several boards associated with patient safety, oncology nursing, and improving the processes for healthcare providers. To engage Megha Shah for any of the above services or discuss other opportunities, Contact Megha.