Nahal Rahmanpanah

Nahal Rahmanpanah, DNP, FNP-C, APRN is a family nurse practitioner, full-time educator for APEA, and a nursing leader with extensive experience in graduate nursing education and clinical practice. She previously served as Assistant Professor and Director of a Doctor of Nursing Practice Family Nurse Practitioner program at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, where she led curriculum innovation, program development, and accreditation-focused initiatives. Dr. Rahmanpanah's areas of expertise include competency-based education, simulation development, clinical reasoning, artificial intelligence in nursing education, and nurse practitioner student success.

She continues to practice clinically in urgent care and emergency medicine and is actively engaged with the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) as an abstract reviewer and presenter. Passionate about patient-centered care and evidence-based practice, she is dedicated to helping students understand the "why" behind clinical decision-making and develop confidence as future providers.