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FNU Highlights
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ore than 4,300 attendees gathered for the American
Academy of Nurse Practitioners’ 27th National
Conference, held June 20-24 in Orlando, Florida.
Participants enjoyed networking and opportunities for
professional growth, all while celebrating and championing the
vital role nurse practitioners play in the American healthcare
system. FNU’s presence at the AANP conference grows steadily
each year. This year, more than 50 Frontier alumni, students, faculty,
staff and preceptors participated in the event. Here are a few
highlights:
Check out the Frontier Photo Gallery
from the AANP Annual Meeting!
Frontier Family and Friends
Unite for Annual FNU Gathering
Thank you to
all the alumni,
students,
preceptors,
faculty, staff,
friends and
family who
joined us for a
festive time at
Orlando’s Taverna
Opa during the
AANP Conference.
We were pleased to have
nearly 60 guests join us
for a boisterous evening
of celebration and
conversation, not to
mention delicious Greek
food and dancing. Dr.
Julie Marfell, Associate
Dean for Family Nursing,
welcomed our guests in
a lively atmosphere and
shared news of FNU’s
endowment campaign.
© Frontier Nursing University FNU Makes Strong Showing
in Conference Presentations
Several members of the
FNU community were
invited to share their
research findings in
poster presentations
at the AANP National
Conference. They were:
Dr. Joyce Knestrick,
Associate Dean for Academic
Affairs, co-presenting “The
Meaning of Health Among
Mid-Appalachian Women
within the Context of the
Environment”
Dr. Jennifer Hackwith,
DNP Class 5 alum, “Online
Physician Education Program:
Physician Engagement of
NPs in Practice”
Dr. Robert
Anderson, DNP
Class 5 alum, “Effect
of an Educational
Offering on Probiotic
Recommendations”
Dr. Rosemary Minnick,
DNP Class 1 alum,
“Healthcare for the
Homeless: Providing
Primary Health Care
Services at a Shelter for
Homeless Men”
Invited to make a podium
presentation: Dr. Mary
Jordan, DNP Class
1 alum, whose
presentation“FRAX
Facts,” addressed the
use of the FRAX tool
in calculating fracture
probability.
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A Legend in Our Midst
FNU Students Make Us Proud
The highlight of
exhibiting at AANP
was a visit to
our booth by
nursing legend
Loretta Ford, who
stopped by to
say hello and take
photos. She told
stories of the time she
spent six weeks in Hyden
helping develop Frontier’s
FNP program, which became the
first nurse practitioner program in the country in 1970. Ms.
Ford was presented with a copy of Rooted in the Mountains,
Reaching to the World, the recently released book documenting
the university’s early history, in which she is mentioned.
We were pleased
to have FNU nurse
practitioner
students
Deborah Fancher
of Columbus,
Ohio, and Sonia
Morales of Casa
Grande, Arizona,
join us for the AANP
conference as the winners of
the PRIDE Ambassador Essay Contest.
Deborah and Sonia were awarded the trip to Orlando, with
registration and travel expenses paid, to represent Frontier at
the conference. Their expenses were covered by federal grant
funds supporting the university’s PRIDE diversity initiative. The
students were asked to create a video diary of their conference
experience, help out at the FNU exhibit booth, and attend the
Frontier dinner. Sonia also holds the distinction of being our
first student recruited to FNU through a PRIDE partnership
with her undergraduate institution. Congratulations to these
PRIDE Ambassadors!
FNU Faculty Serve
In National Roles
FNU faculty member Joy Elwell was
re-elected to her role as Region 2
Director for AANP, representing New
Jersey, New York and Puerto Rico.
FNU’s Dr. Joyce Knestrick continues to
serve as treasurer on the AANP Executive
Committee.
Exhibit Booth Attracts
Lots of Interest in Our Programs
Traffic flow was healthy during
FNU’s three days of exhibiting
at the AANP conference, with
visits to our booth yielding
a total of 89 qualified leads.
(Many more people dropped by
to ask questions or share Frontier
memories without having their
badges scanned!) This year,
several student ambassadors,
including two PRIDE students,
assisted at the booth, along with
FNU staff members Stephanie
Boyd and Kelli Adanick. FNU
faculty members also visited the
booth and answered questions
over the three days.
© Frontier Nursing University The PRIDE project is supported by funds from the Division of Nursing (DN), Bureau of Health
Professions (BHPr), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of
Health and Human Services (DHHS) under grant D09HP07973, Advanced Education Nursing
Grants for $1,034,265. The information or content and conclusions are those of the author
and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any official
endorsement be inferred by, the DN, BHPr, HRSA, DHHS, or the US Government.”
Wide Neighborhoods
Ambassadors Lend a Hand
Representatives from FNU’s
Wide Neighborhoods
Ambassador program
generously volunteered their
time at the FNU exhibit booth.
Our ambassadors – both
alumni and students – share
information about Frontier’s
programs, resources and the
FNU student experience at
conferences and in their
home communities. Our
ambassadors serving at
the AANP conference
were students Laura
Willis, Estella Wetzel and
Kellie Grappherhaus and
alumni Paul Williams
and April Dobroth.
FNU currently has Wide
Neighborhoods ambassadors
representing 37 states.
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