Autor: PhD, RN, CNS, CNE, CHSE, ANEF, FAAN Ruth A. Wittmann-Price

Linda Wilson, PhD, RN, BC, CNE, CHSE-A, ANEF, FAAN, is an assistant dean for special projects, simulation, and certified nurse educator (CNE) accreditation, and an associate clinical professor at Drexel University, College of Nursing and Health Professions, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Wilson completed her BSN at College Misericordia, Dallas, Pennsylvania; her MSN in critical care and trauma at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and her PhD in nursing research at Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey. Dr. Wilson has a postgraduate certificate in epidemiology and biostatistical methods from Drexel University and a postgraduate certificate in pain management from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. Dr. Wilson also completed the National Library of Medicine/Marine Biological Laboratory Biomedical Informatics Fellowship and the Harvard University Institute for Medical Simulation“s Comprehensive Workshop and Graduate Course in Medical Simulation. Dr. Wilson has several certifications, including certified post anesthesia nurse (CPAN), certified ambulatory perianesthesia nurse (CAPA), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) board certification (BC) in nursing professional development, CNE, certified health care simulation educator (CHSE), and certified health care simulation educator-advanced (CHSE-A). Dr. Wilson served as the president of the American Society of Perianesthesia Nurses (2002-2003), and has served as an ANCC Commission on Accreditation Appraiser Site surveyor since 2000. In 2014, Dr. Wilson was inducted into the National League for Nursing (NLN) Academy of Nurse Educator Fellows (ANEF) and was also inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN).