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and then worked as an emergency department nurse.

She earned her MSN from Colorado State University and began her career as a nurse practitioner in 2017 as an advanced practice fellow in hospital medicine at the University of Colorado Hospital. Since completing her postgraduate fellowship, she has worked at Denver Health Medical Center as a nurse practitioner in the emergency department and urgent care.

Her project, “Increasing Effective Care for Emergency Department Patients with Opioid-Related Diagnoses Using World Health Organization Guidelines”, focused on improving Naloxone prescribing and dispensing in an area that has one of the highest opioid abuse rates in the country.

“She was successful in improving care for patients, ultimately bringing medical scribes into the educator role to assist teams already experiencing significant COVID-related burnout,” said Dr. Slager.

Commencement also always features the presentation of the Excellence in Teaching Awards. Each year, the Student Council leads the student body in selecting faculty members to receive Excellence in Teaching awards. These awards are given annually to faculty members who inspire and impact their students. The students select both an Academic Faculty Award and Regional Clinical Faculty Award. Here are the 2022 FNU Excellence in Teaching Award winners:

Academic Faculty Excellence In Teaching Award

Dr. Joshua Faucett, DNP, MBA, FNPBC, CNE

Assistant professor Dr. Joshua Faucett is a family nurse practitioner with a decade of experience in oncology.

Dr. Faucett enlisted in the Army in 2005 after having spent the previous five years as a firefighter/paramedic Following two tours totaling 27 months in and around Baghdad, Iraq, he returned home after five years of service to begin the next stage of his life. He enrolled at New York University as an undergraduate nursing student and was selected as a Pat Tillman Military Scholar in 2011. Following graduation, he began his career with

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and continued his education at Pace University, completing training as a Family Nurse Practitioner in 2014. He then began working at the Weill Cornell Brain Tumor Center, providing care to patients with malignant brain tumors. His research focus is Veteran mental health and suicide prevention.

Dr. Faucett’s wife, Kendra, DNP, CNM, CNE, FACNM, is an FNU alumnus and also an assistant professor at Frontier.

Regional

Clinical Faculty Excellence In Teaching Award:

Dr. Tammy Whitehead, DNP (Class 11), FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, CNE

FNU alumnus and regional clinical faculty

Dr. Tammy Whitehead is a psychiatricmental health and family nurse practitioner. Her background includes psychiatric care, emergency care, cardiology, family practice, and urgent care. Dr. Whitehead received her post-graduate certificate from Brandman University. She received both her MSN and DNP from Frontier Nursing University. Dr. Whitehead is a board member of the Kentucky Coalition of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse-Midwives and was also the Chair of the Editorial Committee for the group. Dr. Whitehead lives in Berea, Kentucky.