Dr. Danielle McCamey
DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FCCP
DNP’s of Color, Inc.
Season 03 - Episode 09
Original Podcast Date 18 May 2021
Dr. Danielle McCamey, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FCCP
Dr. Danielle McCamey, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FCCP grew up in a single-parent family home in Northern VA. Inspired by her mother, she became a nurse and received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Virginia. She started her nursing career at Georgetown University Hospital in the PACU and Medial ICU. Shortly afterwards, she obtained her Master of Science from Georgetown University, specializing in Acute Care Advanced Practice. She then received a Doctorate in Nursing Practice from Georgetown University, where her dissertation focused on integration of palliative care screening of neurosurgical patients on admissions. She has 18 years of critical care nursing experience and 11 years as an Acute Nurse Practitioner. Currently, she works as the Chief Advanced Practice Provider of the Preanesthesia Testing Department and Senior Advanced Practice Provider in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. In addition, she is the co-creator and Chair of the Doctoral Nurses Collaborative, a group that joins DNP and PhD prepared nurses throughout her current healthcare system. The Doctoral Nurses collaborative provides mentorship, scholarship and elevation of evidence based practice.
Dr. McCamey was inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Chest Physicians back in 2019 and was recently elected as the Vice Chair of Palliative and End of Life Care Network-where the focus is on education, raising awareness, of palliative and end-of-life care in CHEST and clinical practice.
Dr. McCamey is the founder, CEO and president of DNPs of Color, Inc., a 501c3 nonprofit nursing organization that builds community for nurses of color through networking, mentorship and advocacy to increase diversity in doctoral studies, clinical practice and leadership. Danielle has a passion for mentoring students, especially those interested in nursing. In her free time she enjoys traveling, spending time with family and riding her motorcycle.
