Patient and Family Advisory Council Members
Get to know the members of the Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC) at Jersey City Medical Center! These dedicated volunteers collaborate with hospital staff and administration to influence policies, procedures and activities that will improve the quality of care we provide and the patient experience.
Dr. Barbara Trueger
Having grown up in New Jersey, my husband and I have now lived on Jersey City’s Hudson River coast for the last 17 years. We fully enjoy the spectacular New York City view.
I am a retired educator. The breadth and depth of my teaching encompassed pre-kindergarten through and including graduate school. Over the course of my career, I have been a presenter at numerous conferences and have been a keynote speaker at universities.
Currently, I teach Jersey City adults and inmates who aspire to pass their high school equivalency test. I am also a supervisor of student teachers for both Rutgers University Graduate School of Education and Teachers College Columbia University. I have had many opportunities to teach internationally. I travel to China twice a year to teach originally written STEM science units to early elementary students. Additionally, as a Fulbright Fellow, I not only taught in rural, disenfranchised South African schools, but also provided them with innovative staff development and parent workshops. My Rutgers University doctoral research was conducted in South Africa.
My interests extend beyond academics. Watching our three children excel and spending quality time with our five little grandchildren are the highlights of my life! Additionally, I am Vice-President of Rutgers Graduate School of Education Alumni Association and chair of several committees.
As a charter member of the Jersey City Medical Center Patient and Family Advisory Council, I am impressed to have been well-informed of the various departments and accolades of JCMC. I was so proud to have been included in the celebration of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit’s consecutive fifth, sixth, and seventh-year national awards for zero infection rates. I am also pleased to have been instrumental in tabulating and interacting with nurses and doctors on their use of hand sanitizer as they entered and exited patient rooms. Another impactful experience was personally interviewing onsite patients’ families – recording their impressions of the hospital staff and services.
If you have any questions or know someone who is interested in becoming a PFAC member, contact us at PXFeedback@RWJBH.org.
