Nahal Rahmanpanah

Nahal Rahmanpanah serves as Assistant Professor and Director of the DNP - Family Nurse Practitioner Emphasis at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh's School of Nursing and Health Professions, where she integrates clinical expertise with advanced nursing education.

Her educational credentials include:

• DNP in Family Nurse Practitioner (UW-Oshkosh)
• BSN (UW-Oshkosh)
• BS Biology & BS French (UW-Madison)

Specializing in family practice, urgent care, and emergency medicine, her research advances clinical education through simulation-based learning, telehealth integration, and innovative assessment methods for mental health and trauma care. Her work addresses critical gaps in primary care diagnostics and violence recognition.

Recent publications reveal a strong focus on practical clinical challenges and pedagogical innovation, particularly in headache management case studies and mental status exam training using cinematic analysis. These works demonstrate her commitment to translating complex clinical scenarios into effective educational tools for primary care settings.

Her scholarly recognition includes:

• National Nurses Week Teaching Award (2023)
• Womxn Leading UWO honor (2022)

As DNP-FNP program director, she mentors doctoral candidates while securing competitive grants for simulation curriculum development. Her funded projects include the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Pilot Scholar Grant (2023) and Northeast WI AHEC Enhancing Learning Experiences Award (2019), focusing on interprofessional simulation efficiency and telehealth implementation.

Her leadership extends to conference presentations on simulation workflows, telehealth pedagogy, and clinical competence development, positioning her at the forefront of nursing education innovation.