Heather Carter-Templeton chosen by the National League for Nursing for LEAD
LEAD is a highly selective program of the NLN Leadership Institute
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Heather Carter-Templeton, Chair of the West Virginia University School of Nursing Department of Adult Health, has been selected through a competitive application process for the National League for Nursing’s year-long LEAD program, one of two tracks in the NLN Leadership Institute, an initiative of the NLN Center for Transformational Leadership under the direction of Chief Program Officer Janice Brewington, PhD, RN, FAAN.
LEAD is designed for nurses in education and practice who have recently been challenged with rapid transition into leadership positions; those already in positions of leadership who want formal leadership training; and still others who identify as emerging leaders or have leadership aspirations.
The 2022 NLN LEAD cohort is a group of 23 nurse educators and practice leaders chosen from colleges, universities, and health care institutions. This program requires a significant time commitment for an entire calendar year. Participants identify personal and professional goals; learn about what makes an effective leader; and strategize how to re-tool skill sets and experiences to achieve individual and institutional benchmarks. To that end, everyone receives intensive one-on-one executive coaching, in addition to attending online group coaching sessions, a retreat, and webinars, where they study leadership theory and development that includes case study.
To kick off the program, everyone has attended a virtual orientation session. In addition to the planned series of virtual interfaces, the group will next convene in a live setting at the 2022 Intensive Leadership Retreat, July 10-13 in Washington, D.C., and later attend the 2022 NLN Education Summit, Healthy Planet, Healthy People: Leading the Way Through Education, Practice and Policy, September 28-30 at The Mirage in Las Vegas.
“It is vitally important that, as the most trusted professionals in health care, nurses be prepared to take a leading role in promoting excellence in health care delivery, advancing health access and equity, and ensuring cultural sensitivity and inclusion in caring for an increasingly diverse population of patients and their families, especially those encountering acute health crises and managing chronic medical challenges,” said NLN Chair Kathleen Poindexter, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, interim associate dean of academic affairs at Michigan State University.
“As the nation and the world transitions from a global pandemic to dealing with COVID-19 as an endemic disease requiring ongoing response, the demand for competent leadership in nursing is more urgent than ever.”
“As chair of the Department of Adult Health, Dr. Carter-Templeton is a leader for our WVU School of Nursing faculty members and students,” said Tara Hulsey, WVU School of Nursing Dean and E. Jane Martin Endowed Professor. “We are grateful for her acceptance into the NLN’s highly selective LEAD program, and we look forward to the insight and expertise she will gain.”
Dr. Carter-Templeton received her BSN from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, her MSN from Vanderbilt University, and her PhD from The University of Tennessee Health Science Center. She is a two-time recipient of the Innovation Spirit Award and she was inducted as a Fellow into the American Academy of Nursing in 2020.
Dr. Carter-Templeton has authored multiple publications, including topics on big data in nursing, information literacy, guidelines for nursing faculty promotion and tenure policies, among many others.
“The National League for Nursing is delighted to continue our commitment to the Leadership Institute, reflecting our unflagging dedication to professional development and leadership in health care education, practice, and policy,” said NLN President and CEO Beverly Malone, PhD, RN, FAAN. “We anticipate another year of rewarding and productive interfacing and networking with these stellar individuals chosen for the LLEAD and Sim Leadership programs.”
For more information about LEAD and other Leadership Institute programs within the NLN Center for Transformational Leadership, visit NLN.org.