Dr. Suzan (Suzie) Kardong-Edgren, PhD, RN, ANEF, CHSE, FSSH, FAAN

Dr. Suzan (Suzie) Kardong-Edgren is an internationally known speaker and educational researcher with over 140 publications. Dr. Edgren was a consultant on the landmark US National Council of State Boards of Nursing National Simulation Study that determined that up to 50% of traditional clinical hours could be replaced with high-quality simulation. She was the Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Simulation in Nursing for 10 years. She is a past presenter of the Michael Gordon Lectureship in Simulation from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. Dr. Edgren is a past chair of the Research Committee for the Society for Simulation in Healthcare and recent past. President of the International Nursing Association of Clinical Simulation in Nursing (INACSL). She is a Fellow of the Society of Simulation in Healthcare, the Academy of Nursing Education Fellows, and the American Academy of Nursing. Dr. Edgren is an Associate Professor at the MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston.