Pamela Biernacki is an associate professor at Georgetown University School of Nursing, where she also serves as the Assistant Dean for Innovation and Program Development. Biernacki has been educating nurses and nurse practitioners for over three decades, and she has served in several academic leadership roles. She has been a certified family nurse practitioner since 2000 and is active in clinical practice. She teaches in the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) programs, particularly in the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) program. Biernacki recently received the Nurse Practitioner Educator Award from her state NP organization.
Biernacki received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Maryland and her Master of Science in Nursing (FNP concentration) from Old Dominion University. She received her Doctor of Nursing Practice with a Post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing Education from Duke University.
Biernacki’s scholarly interests focus on interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP) and translating evidence in primary care to improve outcomes, and interprofessional education (IPE). Further, she recently was a member of the project team on the $2.6 million HRSA project Primary Care Improved Outcomes With Nurses in Expanded and Evolving Roles (PIONEER), where NPs and RNs are key members of the IPCP team. Biernacki has been an invited speaker for national and regional conferences. She currently serves on the Curriculum Leadership Committee for the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty (NONPF) as a team leader for the revising of the Core Competencies for Nurse Practitioner Education. Biernacki also serves as an Evaluator for the Commission on the Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). She has developed content and spoke for a national company with over 50 health systems and 20,000 clinicians, using a web-based educational podcast regarding team building and IPCP in primary care to improve outcomes and patient satisfaction.