Chair and Director, Catherine W. Wood School of Nursing
Edwards joins Campbell University from the Duke University Health System, where she most recently served as assistant vice president for Nursing Education and associate consulting professor at the Duke University School of Nursing.
She previously served as associate chief nursing officer for education at Duke University Health System, deputy director of the Duke Area Health Education Program (AHEC), director of Educational Services at Duke University Health System and associate director of Continuing Medical Education at Duke University School of Medicine.
Throughout her career, Edwards has served in numerous leadership roles at the state and national levels — including the North Carolina Board of Nursing, where she served in the leadership roles of chair, vice chair and chair of Education & Practice Committee during four terms. She has been an active reviewer and recipient of grants through the Health Resources & Service Administration, board member of the Foundation for Nursing Excellence, leadership committee member of the North Carolina Future of Nursing Action Coalition, member of the Johnston County Board of Health, president of the North Carolina League for Nursing, commissioner of the International Association of Continuing Education and Training, member of the NLN Centers of Excellence Review Panel, the American Organization of Nurse Leaders Advocacy Committee, the NCIOM Taskforce on the Nursing Workforce, and many others.
In addition to completing an executive leadership fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic, she has been recognized by Barton College, the Great 100 in Nursing, Duke University, the National League for Nursing Center for Excellence, the Triangle Business Journal and the North Carolina Nurses Association.
Edwards received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Barton College, a Master of Science in Nursing from Villanova University and Doctor of Education in Occupational & Adult Education from North Carolina State University.
Edwards is the proud mom of a Campbell graduate and makes her home in Willow Spring, North Carolina, where she and her husband have a small horse farm.
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About Pamela Edwards
Edwards joins Campbell University from the Duke University Health System, where she most recently served as assistant vice president for Nursing Education and associate consulting professor at the Duke University School of Nursing.
She previously served as associate chief nursing officer for education at Duke University Health System, deputy director of the Duke Area Health Education Program (AHEC), director of Educational Services at Duke University Health System and associate director of Continuing Medical Education at Duke University School of Medicine.
Throughout her career, Edwards has served in numerous leadership roles at the state and national levels — including the North Carolina Board of Nursing, where she served in the leadership roles of chair, vice chair and chair of Education & Practice Committee during four terms. She has been an active reviewer and recipient of grants through the Health Resources & Service Administration, board member of the Foundation for Nursing Excellence, leadership committee member of the North Carolina Future of Nursing Action Coalition, member of the Johnston County Board of Health, president of the North Carolina League for Nursing, commissioner of the International Association of Continuing Education and Training, member of the NLN Centers of Excellence Review Panel, the American Organization of Nurse Leaders Advocacy Committee, the NCIOM Taskforce on the Nursing Workforce, and many others.
In addition to completing an executive leadership fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic, she has been recognized by Barton College, the Great 100 in Nursing, Duke University, the National League for Nursing Center for Excellence, the Triangle Business Journal and the North Carolina Nurses Association.
Edwards received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Barton College, a Master of Science in Nursing from Villanova University and Doctor of Education in Occupational & Adult Education from North Carolina State University.
Edwards is the proud mom of a Campbell graduate and makes her home in Willow Spring, North Carolina, where she and her husband have a small horse farm.
| Present | Chair and Director, Catherine W. Wood School of Nursing, Campbell University ‐ Catherine W. Wood School of Nursing | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2012 - 2015 | The Duke Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Fellowship |
| HRSA | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $227,906 | |
| 2010 - 2012 | The Duke TEaM (Training, Educating and Mobile) Project: Advancing Patient Safety Using Simulation-Enhanced Education and Nurse-to-Nurse Mentoring in Rural North Carolina |
| HRSA | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $295,144 | |
| 2008 - 2011 | The Duke Nursing Education Program |
| HRSA | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| $748,000 | |
| 2004 - 2007 | MSN Specialty in Nursing Education Outreach MSN Program |
| Duke Endowment | |
| Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): Deborah Teasley | |
| $744,000 | |
| 2001 - 2004 | MSN Specialty in Nursing Education Outreach MSN Program |
| Duke Endowment | |
| Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): Deborah Teasley | |
| $800,000 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2016 - Present | Member, Executive Advisory Board, Duke AHEAD | 2023 | Member, AONL Education Committee, American Organization for Nursing Leadership | 2021 - 2023 | Member, NLN Centers of Excellence (COE) Review Panel | 2019 - 2023 | Abstract Reviewer, American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program: ANCC Magnet Conference | 2019 - 2022 | Member, Fellowship Selection Committee, American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) | 2018 - 2022 | Member, ACGME Pathways to Excellence Initiative (PEI) | 2021 | Chair, North Carolina Board of Nursing | 2020 - 2021 | Member, AONL Advocacy Committee | 2018 - 2021 | Elected member At Large, North Carolina Board of Nursing | 2020 | Vice Chair, North Carolina Board of Nursing | 2018 - 2020 | Chair, Education & Practice Committee, North Carolina Board of Nursing | 2012 - 2016 | Secretary, Foundation for Nursing Excellence (FFNE) | 2009 - 2016 | Board Member, Foundation for Nursing Excellence (FFNE) | 2009 - 2016 | Member, Johnston County Board of Health | 2003 - 2016 | Field Editor (Health Care), Online Publication: LINKS. American Society for Training & Development | 2011 - 2014 | Member, North Carolina Future of Nursing Action Coalition (FON) North Carolina Leadership Committee | 2013 | Invited member, Genomic Nursing Competency Strategic Implementation Plan Panel | 2011 - 2013 | Appraiser, Continuing Nursing Education. American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) | 2012 | Executive Fellowship, Samson Global Leadership Academy, Cleveland Clinic | 2009 - 2011 | President, North Carolina League for Nursing (NCLN), a Constituent League of the National League for Nursing |
Honors and Awards
- Appointment, NCNA Continuing Education Approver Unit (CEAU), 1992-1995
- Who's Who in American Nursing, The Society for Nursing Professionals
- Sigma Theta Tau (Nursing Honor Society)
- Hallmarks of a Healthy Workplace (North Carolina Nurses Association) award presented to Clinical Education & Professional Development Department, Duke University Hospital, 2010, 2012, 2015
- Juanita Long Award for Community Service, Beta Epsilon Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau, 2006
- Awarded: Great 100 in Nursing North Carolina, 1997
- Healthcare Hero: Manager, Triangle Business Journal, 2012
- Designated NLN Center of Excellence in Creating Workplace Environments That Promote the Academic Progression of Nurses, DUHS, 2016
- Duke University Health System Friends of Nursing (FON) Award for Excellence in Nursing Education, 2019
- Barton College (formerly Atlantic Christian College), School of Nursing Hall of Fame, Inaugural Inductee, 2022
| 1989 | E.D., North Carolina State University ‐ Occupational & Adult Education | |
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| 1984 | M.S., Villanova University ‐ Nursing | |
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| 1978 | B.S., Atlantic Christian College ‐ Nursing | |
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