Calendar of Events
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Winter Term 2019 Application Deadline
Winter Term 2019 Application Deadline: August 15, 2018 FNU reserves the right to close admissions for a class when the number of applications exceeds capacity for that particular applicant pool. All applications packets must be received in-house by the published deadline date. Items that have been postmarked by the deadline date and received afterwards […]
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AAPINA 15th Annual Conference
AAPINA 15th Annual Conference Durham, NC
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KANS 42nd Annual State Convention and Exposition
KANS 42nd Annual State Convention and Exposition in Louisville, KY
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AABC-American Association of Birth Centers
AABC-American Association of Birth Centers Fort Worth, TX
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American Psychiatric Nurses Association Conference
American Psychiatric Nurses Association Conference Columbus, OH
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National Nurse Practitioner Week
National Nurse Practitioner Week is held annually to celebrate these exceptional health care providers and to remind lawmakers of the importance of removing outdated barriers to practice so that NPs will be allowed to practice to the full extent of their experience and education. Visit www.aanp.org to learn more.
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Spring Term 2019 Application Deadline
Spring Term 2019 Application Deadline: November 21, 2018 FNU reserves the right to close admissions for a class when the number of applications exceeds capacity for that particular applicant pool. All applications packets must be received in-house by the published deadline date. Items that have been postmarked by the deadline date and received afterwards […]
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Summer Term 2019 Application Deadline
Summer Term 2019 Application Deadline: February 13, 2019 FNU reserves the right to close admissions for a class when the number of applications exceeds capacity for that particular applicant pool. All applications packets must be received in-house by the published deadline date. Items that have been postmarked by the deadline date and received afterwards […]
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Fall Term 2019 Application Deadline
Fall Term 2019 Application Deadline: May 22, 2019 FNU reserves the right to close admissions for a class when the number of applications exceeds capacity for that particular applicant pool. All applications packets must be received in-house by the published deadline date. Items that have been postmarked by the deadline date and received afterwards […]
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Winter Term 2020 Application Deadline
Winter Term 2020 Application Deadline: August 14, 2019 FNU reserves the right to close admissions for a class when the number of applications exceeds capacity for that particular applicant pool. All applications packets must be received in-house by the published deadline date. Items that have been postmarked by the deadline date and received afterwards […]
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AABC-American Association of Birth Centers Birth Institute
AABC-American Association of Birth Centers Orlando, FL
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FNU’s Virtual Event in Celebration of National Midwifery Week
National Midwifery Week is September 29-October 5, and Frontier Nursing University is celebrating by hosting an exciting virtual event dedicated to nurse-midwifery. We hope you’ll join us! Visit the event website Frontier.edu/midwiferyweek to learn more.
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Kentucky Nurses Association (KNA) Annual Summit
St. Elizabeth Training and Education Center (SETEC) 3861 Olympic Boulevard Erlanger, KY 41018
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Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OADN) Annual Convention
Founded in 1984, the Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OADN) is recognized nationally as the voice for Associate Degree Nursing. OADN is dedicated to enhancing the quality of Associate Degree Nursing education, strengthening the professional role of the Associate Degree Nurse, and promoting the future of Associate Degree Nursing as an entry point into registered […]
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FNU’s Virtual Event in Celebration of National Nurse Practitioner Week
National Nurse Practitioner Week is November 10-16, and Frontier Nursing University is celebrating by hosting an exciting virtual event dedicated to nurse practitioners. During the virtual event, hear from outstanding speakers and participate in a FREE continuing education opportunity. We hope you’ll join us! Visit the event website at Frontier.edu/NPWeek.
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Spring Term 2020 Application Deadline
Spring Term 2020 Application Deadline: November 13, 2019 FNU reserves the right to close admissions for a class when the number of applications exceeds capacity for that particular applicant pool. All applications packets must be received in-house by the published deadline date. Items that have been postmarked by the deadline date and received afterwards […]
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Kentucky Rural Health Association (KRHA) Annual Conference
The Kentucky Rural Health Association (KRHA) educates providers and consumers on rural health issues and advocates actions by private and public leaders to assure equitable access to health care for rural Kentuckians. The 20th annual conference will be held in Bowling Green, Ky. Learn more here.
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National Rural Health Day Virtual Event
In 2010, the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) created National Rural Health Day (NRHD) as a way to applaud the ongoing efforts, contributions, and collaborations occurring in rural communities to address the unique challenges in accessing and delivering health care services. In the past eight years, the Federal Office of Rural […]
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Summer Term 2020 Application Deadline
Summer Term 2020 Application Deadline: February 12, 2020 FNU reserves the right to close admissions for a class when the number of applications exceeds capacity for that particular applicant pool. All applications packets must be received in-house by the published deadline date. Items that have been postmarked by the deadline date and received afterwards […]
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Fall Term 2020 Application Deadline
Fall Term 2020 Application Deadline: May 13, 2020 FNU reserves the right to close admissions for a class when the number of applications exceeds capacity for that particular applicant pool. All applications packets must be received in-house by the published deadline date. Items that have been postmarked by the deadline date and received afterwards will […]
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Winter Term 2020 Application Deadline
Winter Term 2021 Application Deadline: August 12, 2020 FNU reserves the right to close admissions for a class when the number of applications exceeds capacity for that particular applicant pool. All applications packets must be received in-house by the published deadline date. Items that have been postmarked by the deadline date and received afterwards […]
Carrie Belin is an experienced board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner and a graduate of the Johns Hopkins DNP program, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Georgetown University School of Nursing, and Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. She has also completed fellowships at Georgetown and the University of California Irvine.
Angie has been a full-scope midwife since 2009. She has experience in various birth settings including home, hospital, and birth centers. She is committed to integrating the midwifery model of care in the US. She completed her master’s degree in nurse-midwifery at Frontier Nursing University (FNU) and her Doctorate at Johns Hopkins University. She currently serves as the midwifery clinical faculty at FNU. Angie is motivated by the desire to improve the quality of healthcare and has led quality improvement projects on skin-to-skin implementation, labor induction, and improving transfer of care practices between hospital and community midwives. In 2017, she created a short film on skin-to-skin called 
Justin C. Daily, BSN, RN, has ten years of experience in nursing. At the start of his nursing career, Justin worked as a floor nurse on the oncology floor at St. Francis. He then spent two years as the Director of Nursing in a small rural Kansas hospital before returning to St. Francis and the oncology unit. He has been in his current position as the Chemo Nurse Educator for the past four years. He earned an Associate in Nurse from Hutchinson Community College and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Bethel College.
Brandy Jackson serves as the Director of Undergraduate Nursing Programs and Assistant Educator at Wichita State University and Co-Director of Access in Nursing. Brandy is a seasoned educator with over 15 years of experience. Before entering academia, Brandy served in Hospital-based leadership and Critical Care Staff nurse roles. Brandy is passionate about equity in nursing education with a focus on individuals with disabilities. Her current research interests include accommodations of nursing students with disabilities in clinical learning environments and breaking down barriers for historically unrepresented individuals to enter the nursing profession. Brandy is also actively engaged in Interprofessional Education development, creating IPE opportunities for faculty and students at Wichita State. Brandy is an active member of Wichita Women for Good and Soroptimist, with the goal to empower women and girls. Brandy is a TeamSTEPPS master trainer. She received the DASIY Award for Extraordinary Nursing Faculty in 2019 at Wichita State University. 
Dr. Sabrina Ali Jamal-Eddine is an Arab-disabled queer woman of color with a PhD in Nursing and an interdisciplinary certificate in Disability Ethics from the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). Dr. Jamal-Eddine’s doctoral research explored spoken word poetry as a form of critical narrative pedagogy to educate nursing students about disability, ableism, and disability justice. Dr. Jamal-Eddine now serves as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in UIC’s Department of Disability and Human Development and serves on the Board of Directors of the National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities (NOND). During her doctoral program, Sabrina served as a Summer Fellow at a residential National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH) Summer Institute at Arizona State University (2023), a summer fellow at Andrew W. Mellon’s National Humanities Without Walls program at University of Michigan (2022), a Summer Research Fellow at UC Berkeley’s Othering & Belonging Institute (2021), and an Illinois Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities (LEND) trainee (2019-2020).
Vanessa Cameron works for Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nursing Education & Professional Development. She is also attending George Washington University and progressing towards a PhD in Nursing with an emphasis on ableism in nursing. After becoming disabled in April 2021, Vanessa’s worldview and perspective changed, and a recognition of the ableism present within healthcare and within the culture of nursing was apparent. She has been working since that time to provide educational foundations for nurses about disability and ableism, provide support for fellow disabled nursing colleagues, and advocate for the disabled community within healthcare settings to reduce disparities.
Dr. Lucinda Canty is a certified nurse-midwife, Associate Professor of Nursing, and Director of the Seedworks Health Equity in Nursing Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Columbia University, a master’s degree from Yale University, specializing in nurse-midwifery, and a PhD from the University of Connecticut. Dr. Canty has provided reproductive health care for over 29 years. Her research interests include the prevention of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity, reducing racial and ethnic health disparities in reproductive health, promoting diversity in nursing, and eliminating racism in nursing and midwifery.
Dr. Lisa Meeks is a distinguished scholar and leader whose unwavering commitment to inclusivity and excellence has significantly influenced the landscape of health professions education and accessibility. She is the founder and executive director of the DocsWithDisabilities Initiative and holds appointments as an Associate Professor in the Departments of Learning Health Sciences and Family Medicine at the University of Michigan.
Dr. Nikia Grayson, DNP, MSN, MPH, MA, CNM, FNP-C, FACNM (she/her) is a trailblazing force in reproductive justice, blending her expertise as a public health activist, anthropologist, and family nurse-midwife to champion the rights and health of underserved communities. Graduating with distinction from Howard University, Nikia holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and a master’s degree in public health. Her academic journey also led her to the University of Memphis, where she earned a master’s in medical anthropology, and the University of Tennessee, where she achieved both a master’s in nursing and a doctorate in nursing practice. Complementing her extensive education, she completed a post-master’s certificate in midwifery at Frontier Nursing University.
Dr. Tia Brown McNair is the Vice President in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Student Success and Executive Director for the Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Centers at the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) in Washington, DC. She oversees both funded projects and AAC&U’s continuing programs on equity, inclusive excellence, high-impact practices, and student success. McNair directs AAC&U’s Summer Institutes on High-Impact Practices and Student Success, and TRHT Campus Centers and serves as the project director for several AAC&U initiatives, including the development of a TRHT-focused campus climate toolkit. She is the lead author of From Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Expanding Practitioner Knowledge for Racial Justice in Higher Education (January 2020) and Becoming a Student-Ready College: A New Culture of Leadership for Student Success (July 2016 and August 2022 Second edition).