The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACMN) recently announced the winners of this year’s election. Frontier Nursing University (FNU) faculty and staff are excited to celebrate the three community members who will be serving with ACNM. Here are the FNU faculty members who have been elected into leadership positions with ACNM: President-Elect of the ACNM Board of Directors: Heather Clarke, DNP, CNM, LM, APRN, FACNM Dr. Heather Clarke is an assistant professor at Frontier … [Read more...]
A Message to Our Community
Frontier Nursing University (FNU) has a focused effort on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). That effort requires a deep look into our past and how that history affects our FNU culture and community today. This required the development of the Mary Breckinridge Task Force (MBTF). The MBTF was formed and charged with exploring the history and legacy of our founder, Mary Breckinridge, to uncover and understand the nuances of her beliefs and how these affected the formation and development of … [Read more...]
Graduate Nursing School: What’s It Like to Be A Student at FNU?
Frontier Nursing University (FNU) has a long history of caring for and serving women and families. Students who are new to Frontier can expect to find a community of nurse-midwives, nurse practitioners, and educators who celebrate a Culture of Caring with an emphasis on underserved and rural populations. Through FNU’s distance learning program, students can earn a graduate degree in their community while being supported by a passionate faculty, staff and student network. Early coursework is … [Read more...]
Alumni Spotlight: DNP Graduate Dr. Rhoda Ojwang Makes Worldwide Impact Through Non-Profit
Frontier Nursing University (FNU) alumna Dr. Rhoda A. Ojwang, DNP, FNP-C, Class 17, is leading an organization with an ambitious mission: “To make healthcare accessible among the underserved in Kenya, across Africa, and eventually globally.” Dr. Ojwang, who lives in San Diego, California, works with Advanced Pain Associates, an interventional pain management practice in Imperial Valley treating and managing acute and chronic pains. She also serves as the president and founder of Healthcare … [Read more...]
Building the Future of the Healthcare System: The Value of Becoming a Preceptor Today
Frontier Nursing University (FNU) is a community of students, educators, graduates and staff working together to expand access to quality, compassionate care in rural and underserved populations. To continue placing attentive, responsible advanced practice nurses into the field, we need partners who believe in our mission. With more than 2,400 nurse-midwife and nurse practitioner students from all 50 states, we are always in need of kind, intelligent, professional preceptors to lead our … [Read more...]
Graduate Nursing School: How Does FNU Focus on Diversity?
The recent events in our country have provided a glaring reminder that, unfortunately, not all people in our nation are provided with the rights, justice, and dignity they deserve. As President Dr. Susan Stone said in her recent statement to the Frontier Nursing University (FNU) community: “Deep racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic inequities exist in our country. The killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, David McAtee, and so many others across this country at the hands of those who are … [Read more...]
FNU’s Dean of Nursing Joan Slager Selected as a 2020 American Academy of Nursing Fellow
Frontier Nursing University (FNU) is proud to announce that Dean of Nursing, Dr. Joan Slager has been selected as one of the American Academy of Nursing’s 2020 class of new fellows.Dr. Slager was a member of FNU’s first CNEP graduate class in 1991 and proceeded to complete her Master of Science in Nursing in 1993. Early on in her career, Dr. Slager helped to establish Bronson Women’s Service in Kalamazoo, Mich., which is now the state’s largest midwifery service. Dr. Slager has spent over 20 … [Read more...]
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Sylvia Trent-Adams to Speak at FNU’s Virtual Commencement Ceremony
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Rear Admiral (RADM) Sylvia Trent-Adams, PhD, RN, FAAN, will be the keynote speaker at Frontier Nursing University’s (FNU) virtual commencement ceremony on Saturday, September 26. RADM Trent-Adams served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health from January 2019 until August 2020. In this position she shared responsibility with the Assistant Secretary for Health for planning, coordinating, and directing substantive program matters; … [Read more...]
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