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Kenya Beard, EdD, AGACNP-BC, NP-C, CNE, ANEF

About Kenya

Kenya V. Beard, EdD, AGACNP-BC, NP-C, CNE, ANEF, is an associate professor at the CUNY School of Professional Studies and a 2012 Josiah Macy Faculty Scholar. Beard is a faculty scholar for the Harvard Macy Institute Program for Educators in Health Professions and a senior fellow at the Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement at George Washington University School of Nursing. She also co-leads the Leadership Mentoring Program for the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties to strengthen the preparedness of culturally diverse nurse leaders. She is a Fellow in the New York Academy of Medicine and the National League for Nursing Academy of Nursing Education. She also serves on the editorial board for the American Journal of Nursing and the New York State Board for Nursing.

Nurse Faculty Play an Invaluable Role in Healthcare

By Kenya Beard, EdD, AGACNP-BC, NP-C, CNE, ANEF May 18, 2017

The nurse faculty shortage could have grave implications. As the population ages and becomes more diverse, the demand for nurses will intensify.

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