Dr. Susan Bakewell-Sachs has a clinical background as a pediatric nurse practitioner and is a nationally recognized scholar and clinical expert in the care of premature infants, as well as nursing education.
Bakewell-Sachs was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellow, Cohort 2007, where her leadership development focused on strategic effectiveness and nursing education. As program director for the New Jersey Nursing Initiative, a RWJF program, Bakewell-Sachs worked to address the nurse faculty shortage through new curriculum models, faculty development, and academic-practice partnerships.
Bakewell-Sachs is an active member and leader in several national nursing organizations, and is currently serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and of the Oregon Action Coalition Steering Committee. She is a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing.
