Meet the Panelists

Susan Wysocki, RNC, NP, FAANP

Panelist Bio: All About Susan Wysocki

Susan Wysocki is the President and CEO of the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH). She is a woman’s health nurse practitioner certified by the National Certification Corporation (NCC) and a national recognized speaker and opinion leader in the field of women’s health.

Ms. Wysocki is the editor of editor of multiple publications including: Women’s Health Care: A Practical Journal for Nurse Practitioners. Further, she is a contributing Editor and Washington, DC Bureau Chief for Nurse Practitioner World News. Ms. Wysocki also serves on the editorial boards of the American Journal for Nurse Practitioners, The Forum, Dialogues in Contraception, and Contraceptive Technology Update. She has authored numerous articles about issues in women’s health.

In 1999, Ms. Wysocki was selected by a national panel of nurse practitioners convened by the Nurse Practitioner Journal for a Lifetime Achievement Award. The award recognized ten nurse practitioners that made a difference in the history of the nurse practitioner movement. In 2000, she was chosen as a charter Fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She has served as the chair of the National Alliance of Nurse Practitioners and was the founding President of the American College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP). In 2003, she was presented ACNP’s Sharp Cutting Edge Award for her leadership and an award from the Nurse Practitioner Journal for political activism. In 2005, she was awarded the Alan Guttmacher Lectureship by the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals. In addition, in 2005, an award for leadership was established in her name, by NP Communications and NPWH. Ms. Wysocki is also listed in Who’s Who.

Ms. Wysocki has testified before Congress, the FDA and CDC regarding women’s health issues as well as the role of nurse practitioners. In 2004, she received a special citation from the Commissioner of the FDA for her work on a campaign to inform women about hormone therapy. She has been quoted in the Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Glamour, Essence, Shape, and Rolling Stone. She has also appeared in television and radio broadcasts nationwide where she has discussed a wide range of women’s health issues.

Ms. Wysocki is a graduate of Boston College School of Nursing and attained her certificate as a nurse practitioner through the New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry and the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

 Meet the Panelists