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Aimee Smith is currently a nursing PhD student and has earned both her bachelor's and master's degrees at 91ÊÓƵ's Lienhard School of Nursing. Her doctoral program research centers on AI-enhanced clinical decision support, including a dissertation developing an AI model for alcohol withdrawal syndrome in hospitalized adults.

Since 2013, Aimee has held progressively responsible teaching roles at 91ÊÓƵ, from nursing simulation lab technician to adjunct faculty and simulation educator, where she designed and facilitated simulation curricula for undergraduate nursing.

Her clinical career as a registered nurse began in the Telemetry Unit and later in the Intensive Care Unit at Phelps Hospital, Northwell Health. Before entering nursing, she served nearly two decades as a volunteer firefighter with the Pleasantville Volunteer Fire Department, rising to chief of department.

Her honors include being Valedictorian of her nursing class and being recognized as a Northwell Health Nurse of Distinction nominee.

MS, Family Nurse Practitioner
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BS, Nursing
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• Summa cum laude, Pforzheimer Honors College
• Outstanding Academic Achievement in Nursing Award

• HRSA Nursing Faculty Loan Program Recipient

• Certified Nurse Educator (CNE), National League for Nursing (NLN)
• Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE), Society for Simulation in Healthcare
• Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses Credentialing Center (AANC) American Nurses Association (ANA)
• Licensed Nurse Practitioner, Family Health, New York State Education Department Office of the Professions
• Board Certified Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN), American Nurses Credentialing Center (AANC) American Nurses Association (ANA)
• Registered Professional Nurse, New York State Education Department Office of the Professions
• Coaching for Excellence in Nursing Course, National League for Nursing
• Certificate of Post-Graduate Study in Higher Education, Harvard University, The Derek Bok Center for Teaching & Learning, Cambridge, MA
• Healthcare Simulation Essentials: Design and Debriefing Course Center for Medical Simulation, Boston, MA
• Sim: Fundamentals Course Winter Institute for Simulation, Education and Research (WISER), University of Pittsburgh

• Peer tutor (2010–2013)
• Lab Staff Associate (2013–2021)
• Simulation Educator and Adjunct Faculty (2021–2026)

• AI in Critical Care Nursing: Revolutionizing AWS Clinical Decision Support. Accepted poster, 2026 AACN ACE Symposium, Charlotte NC.
• Using Student-Generated Memes to Facilitate In-class Discussion Among Undergraduate Nursing Students in an Ethics Class. Accepted podium presentation, 2025 NLN Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC), Washington DC.
• Harnessing AI for Simulation: Scenario Creation and Evaluation. Accepted poster, NLN Education Summit 2025, Orlando FL.
• Not just for clinical courses; Simulation in pathophysiology and pharmacology. Podium presentation. Co-presenter, Elizabeth Berro, 91ÊÓƵ. 2026 NLN Education Summit, San Antonio TX.

• Peer reviewer, Teaching and Learning in Nursing
• Volunteer firefighter (2001–2021)

• American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN)
• American Association for the History of Nursing (AAHN)
• American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
• American Nurses Association (ANA-NY)
• American Society of Addiction Nursing (ASAN)
• Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS)
• International Nursing Association of Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL)
• National League for Nursing (NLN)
• National Nurses United
• RN Response Network (RNRN)
• New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM)
• New York State Medical Reserve Corps (NYSMERC-Westchester)
• Sigma Theta Tau, Omega Delta Chapter
• Society for Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)
• Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH)

• Smith, A., & Berro, E. (2026). Teaching and Learning in Nursing.
• Finlayson, C., Dennis, H., Saleem, V., Smith, A., Moreno, M., Williams-Douglas, N., Tabet, S. (2026, May 15). Lohud.
• Velasquez, Joana PhD, RN; Smith, Aimee MS, RN. U Nurse Educator 51(1):p E8-E12, January/February 2026.
• Paperback/eBook, Smith, A. (2025). Medical terminology pocket reference: Commonly used prefixes, suffixes, and abbreviations.