CynthiaAwadziNP

Summary

• I am a doctorate prepared licensed Family Nurse Practitioner and a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with nearly a decade of clinical experience in health care and academic settings. Before coming to INOVA, I worked in the community with the underserved population. My research interests include the integration of medical and psychiatric health in underserved populations. I believe in the importance of service to the profession and currently serve as the President for the District of Columbia Nurse Practitioner Association and as a member of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Committee. I earned my Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice degrees from George Mason University. I graduated from the George Washington School of Nursing with a Master of Science in Nursing on the FNP program track and a Post-Masters Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate.