Dr. Charles Bullins II, accepted as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Ohio State University!

The Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for Evidence-based Practice (EBP) in Nursing and Healthcare in The Ohio State University College of Nursing is proud to announce the 2022-2023 cohort of its Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Postdoctoral Fellowship.

After a highly competitive application and review process, nine individuals were chosen for the second cohort, representing nursing leadership, clinical practice and academia.

"We are so excited to welcome the newest fellows to the DNP Postdoctoral Fellowship! Once again, they come from across the United States, working in public, private and government sectors across adult and pediatric healthcare and higher education. These outstanding nurses have extensive reach across the entire healthcare spectrum, fulfilling roles as nurse executives, clinical experts and outstanding academicians,” said Cindy Zellefrow, DNP, MSEd, RN, EBP-C, LSN, PHNA-BC, academic core and DNP fellowship director. “Our inaugural cohort saw remarkable growth and outcomes over the course of their experience. We anticipate a banner year for this dynamic group as well! We’re looking forward to an exciting year of personal and professional growth as, together, we help these fellows reach new heights and infuse EBP into the DNA of every corner of healthcare and healthcare education!"

Our fellows:

Charles Bullins, DNP, RN, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, is an advanced practice consultant and has spent most of his career in Cardiothoracic Surgery and Emergency. In addition to his full-time duties, he is an adjunct professor for Radford University where he works with graduate students in a clinical and didactic capacity. As part of the Fuld Institute for EBP DNP Postdoctoral Fellowship, he hopes to gain further knowledge on how to implement system-based and national evidence-based change that will improve quality for patients. He received his DNP from Radford University.

The fellowship is a one-year, mentored experience with a primary goal to provide participants opportunities to engage in experiences that will elevate their expertise in evidence-based practice, evidence-based quality improvement, implementation science and strategies, innovation, leadership and navigating change in complex systems. Secondary goals of the program include helping fellows become recognized as experts by providing high-profile experiences, fostering dissemination of their work and building a foundation for ongoing practice scholarship. All fellows will continue working full-time in their professional positions thanks to support from their organizations.

With mentorship from Fuld Institute for EBP leadership and support from their organizations, fellows will work to create organizational cultures that engage and sustain EBP to address the quadruple aim in healthcare: enhance patient experience, improve population health, reduce costs and improve the work life of healthcare clinicians and staff.

Please join me CONGRATULATING CHARLES on this prestigious appointment.  His work will create a better tomorrow for our teams and the patients they are treating.