Mary C Smolenski EdD, MS, FNP, FAANP
Dr. Smolenski is a family nurse practitioner (FNP) with experience in a variety of areas from primary care, education, military and association settings. She is a retired USAFR Colonel serving as a flight nurse and administrator for thirty years. Dr. Smolenski served as the Director of Certification Services for the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association for eleven years. She also served on the Accreditation Council of the American Board of Nursing Specialties and the Board of Directors for the American Accreditation Healthcare Commission/URAC. Dr. Smolenski was awarded the National Organization for Competency Assurance (NOCA) Leadership Award in 2003 for her work in the credentialing field and served on their Board of Directors in 2008. She was the principal investigator on a Tri-Service Nursing Research grant to complete the Air Force Nursing Service History. Her publications include co-editing a textbook for APRNs called Health Policy and Advanced Practice Nursing, Impact and Implications and various articles on credentialing and certification, advanced practice nursing, and the use of on-line portfolios as a professional tool. She is currently retired, but working occasionally as a consultant on projects and as a writer/editor--Health Policy book in 3rd edition.