{"id":1445,"date":"2019-07-02T11:15:23","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T15:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/biomedical-ethics\/?p=1445"},"modified":"2026-06-08T12:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:12:12","slug":"dallas-ducar-nurse-practitioner-transitions-and-walks-the-lawn-finally-as-a-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/biomedical-ethics\/2019\/07\/02\/dallas-ducar-nurse-practitioner-transitions-and-walks-the-lawn-finally-as-a-woman\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Ducar Nurse Practitioner Transitions and Walks the Lawn \u2013 Finally \u2013 As a Woman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dallas Ducar, MSN, RN, CNL, NREMT-B and Founder of the Virginia Journal of Bioethics graduates from UVA&#8217;s Nurse Practitioner Program with plans to join Boston&#8217;s Massachusetts General Hospital&#8217;s Transgender Health Program. 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