Terri Bostwick, Pediatric N.P.

Your first handshake with Terri Bostwick might leave you with the impression that she's a smart, friendly, young woman.  You'd be correct.  But as your relationship develops, you'll soon realize that your family's healthcare is in the hands of one of APG's most passionate and knowledgeable pediatric providers.  Are you comfortable with a practitioner who has over 25 years experience in the field?  Are you comfortable with a provider who knew she wanted to work in pediatric healthcare since she was eight years old?  Then you'll be very, very satisfied with Ms. Bostwick, whose joy for her job is enthusiastically displayed when she declares, "There's never been a time in my whole pediatric career that I didn't love coming in to work."

We're lucky that Ms. Bostwick survived to adulthood.  As an infant in Altamont, New York, she fell out of her crib and fractured her collarbone.  After recovering and learning to walk, a beam being used to construct her family's home collided with her head.  She remembers neither incident, but scars don't lie.  Ms. Bostwick also serves as a poster child for immunizations.  One of five siblings, she caught every infection that the rest of the family brought home - measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox, and more.  Again, she remembers none of them.  But they do remind her to recommend vaccinations.

Ms. Bostwick earned her A.A.S. in Nursing at Maria College in Albany, New York, then continued at State University of New York in Utica/Rome for her B.S. in Nursing.  Graduate school took her to University of Utah, where she earned her M.S. in Nursing, then back to the East Coast to SUNY-Buffalo for an M.S. in Child Health Nursing and the title of Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.

For over 21 years, Ms. Bostwick served the United States Air Force as a nurse and nurse practitioner in the fields of pediatrics and obstetrics.  Her assignments included Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio, Loring AFB in Caribou, Maine, and Charleston AFB in South Carolina.

Fortunately, Ms. Bostwick's longtime request for an assignment in Alaska was finally granted when she was stationed at Elmendorf AFB here in Anchorage.  She and her family loved Alaska, and decided to stay following her military retirement.  Ms. Bostwick worked for four years at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage before joining APG in 2004.  We at APG are truly grateful to have such an experienced provider.

Ms. Bostwick enjoys treating all types of patients, and emphasizes preventative health care.  Ms. Bostwick is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant - a very distinguished and valuable credential for assisting APG's breastfeeding clientele.

Ms. Bostwick's favorite part of being a healthcare provider?  "Being around kids is fun.  Seeing the difference you can make in a patient - sick or healthy - is gratifying.  Watching a girl or boy grow up and change and become their own person is really neat."

Her advice for parents?  "Love your children.  Spend time with your children.  Guide your children.  Be consistent and don't be afraid to say no.  Remember, you are their first and most important role model."

Her hobbies and interests?  Loving, guiding, and spending time with her family, friends, and a black lab named Jezebel.  Hiking, cross-country skiing, mountain biking, walking, and other sports.  Reading, traveling, and holiday decorating.