Nurse Practitioner · Advocate · Mother

Tricia
Sweeney

Nurse practitioner, global health advocate, nonprofit co-founder. From coordinating community development in Bolivia and the Dominican Republic to anesthesia pre-op care at UCSF.

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Tricia Sweeney holding her daughter in front of pink flowers
Care, family, and the quiet strength behind the work.
Career

How she got here

2003 -- 07

UC San Diego

BA, International Studies & Literature.

2011 -- 12

Foundation for Sustainable Development

International Program Coordinator. Bolivia.

2012 -- 15

Una Vida & Madres

Field Coordinator & Production Manager. Dominican Republic.

2014 -- 15

UCSF / Zuckerberg SF General

Research Assistant & Site Supervisor.

2015 -- 18

UCSF School of Nursing

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Family Nurse Practitioner.

2017 -- 18

Mission Neighborhood Health Center

Registered Nurse. Team-based family practice, Excelsior district.

2019 -- 20

Planned Parenthood Mar Monte

Nurse Practitioner.

2020 -- 22

Planned Parenthood Northern California

Nurse Practitioner.

2020 -- 22

Rape Treatment Center — ZSFG

Nurse Practitioner. Zuckerberg San Francisco General.

2023 -- 25

UCSF Center for Reproductive Health

Nurse Practitioner. Fertility & reproductive care.

Now

UCSF — Anesthesia Pre-Op

Nurse Practitioner. Pre-operative anesthesia care.

Global Health

Service & nonprofit work

Una Vida
Idealist

Una Vida

Community development nonprofit in rural Dominican Republic near the Haitian border. First traveled at 16 to build homes; returned to co-lead health programs.

UCSF
Synapse
UCSF Synapse

Service-Learning in Los Pinos del Eden

Cervical cancer screening work in the DR under the Dominican Ministry of Public Health. Dental and eye care in rural communities.

Tricia Sweeney
WordPress

"I Will Arise and Go Now"

Personal blog documenting nursing, the Dominican Republic, and the belief that health is "a human right, not a privilege."

Clinical

Professional

UCSF
UCSF Health

Patricia Sweeney, RN, MSN, FNP-BC

Board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner. Anesthesia pre-op, UCSF.

Doximity
Doximity

Patricia Sweeney, NP

OB/GYN & Family Nurse Practitioner. UCSF MSN 2018.

Healthgrades
Healthgrades

Patricia Sweeney, NP

Nurse Practitioner profile and patient reviews.

US News
US News & World Report

Patricia Sweeney, NP

Family Nurse Practitioner, South San Francisco.

LinkedIn
LinkedIn

Patricia Sweeney, FNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner, Anesthesia Pre-Op at UCSF.

Featured

In the press

Tricia and Bryan wedding
Modern Luxury · 2025

Magical Marin Wedding of Tricia Sweeney & Bryan Hermannsson

"Forest Formal" at The Hideout near Kirkwood. 170 guests, disco balls among pine trees, daughter Una carried down the aisle.

Madres
Jewelry
Idealist

Madres Jewelry — Nonprofit Profile

Founded 2011 in Petaluma. Women's economic empowerment through artisanal jewelry in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Education

Education & credentials