Amy Drago NP, CCRN

Amy Drago is an Emergency Medicine Nurse Practitioner at Carilion Clinic. She completed an Emergency Medicine NP/PA fellowship last year, and is excited to be a part of the Wilderness Medicine Fellowship. She previously worked as a nurse for 10 years in acute care, intermediate care, and intensive care. She currently serves in the Air Force Reserves as a nurse on a Critical Care Air Transport Team (CCATT), based out of Colorado. She has deployed in combat roles to Afghanistan and Niger and has participated in worldwide exercises in South America, Europe, and across the US. Amy grew up outside Pittsburgh, PA and completed her degrees at Penn State University and Georgetown University, respectively. She loves the outdoors, and is frequently found summiting 14ers in Colorado, backcountry backpacking, kayaking, hiking, skiing, and traveling internationally. Amy has goals to reach every continent, with just Antartica and Australia remaining. She has a dog, Laika, who she loves exploring with, and recently acquired 6 chickens. Amy is thrilled to pursue her DiMM and FAWM through Carilion Clinic, and hopes to utilize these skills serving in austere environments throughout her career.