Martha E. Francis is a certified registered nurse practitioner, who specializes in radiation oncology. Her clinical and research interests are in palliative and end-of-life care. Her delivery of care focuses on the needs of not just the patient but the entire family.
Francis has been working at the University of Maryland as a radiation oncology nurse practitioner since 2006.
A London, Canada, native, she completed her undergraduate nursing education at the University of Toronto in 1994. Shortly thereafter, she immigrated to the United States to begin her nursing career in oncology, eventually receiving her master's degree and nurse practitioner certification from the University of Tampa in 2003. In July 2021, she completed her PhD in nursing, her dissertation focusing on communication and palliative care for couples living with advanced cancer.
Francis' ultimate goal is to impart meaningful change in how oncology care is delivered to help families live well during the cancer experience.
