{"id":144694,"date":"2026-06-04T11:57:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T15:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/?post_type=bu-article&p=144694"},"modified":"2026-06-04T15:14:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T19:14:06","slug":"nancy-gaden-dnp-rn-faan-appointed-to-regis-college-board-of-trustees","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/news-events\/articles\/2026\/nancy-gaden-dnp-rn-faan-appointed-to-regis-college-board-of-trustees\/","title":{"rendered":"Nancy Gaden, DNP, RN, FAAN, Appointed to Regis College Board of Trustees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Assistant professor of medical sciences & education Nancy Gaden<\/a>, DNP, RN, FAAN, has been appointed to its the Board of Trustees of Regis College. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \u201cAs an alumna deeply grounded in Regis’s mission and values, Nancy brings invaluable insight, leadership, and real-world perspective on the evolving expectations of today\u2019s nursing and healthcare workforce, making her an exceptional addition to the Board,\u201d said Regis College President Antoinette Hays, PhD, RN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gaden also serves as s senior vice president and chief nursing officer (CNO) at Boston Medical Center (BMC). Since joining BMC in 2014, Gaden played a critical role in the clinical planning and execution of the merger of two campuses, has guided significant improvements in quality, patient experience, and employee engagement, and led the nursing department to their first Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center in 2021. She previously served as CNO of Hallmark Health system where under her leadership, they also received Magnet Designation. Prior to her tenure at Hallmark, she held CNO roles at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, South Shore Hospital, and Milton Hospital.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cReturning to Regis College as a Board member feels like completing a circle,\u201d Gaden said. \u201cRegis gave me the foundation and values that have guided my career, and I\u2019m honored to help pass those along to the next generation of nursing leaders. The work we do on this Board will help shape the future of healthcare for years to come, and I\u2019m grateful for the opportunity to contribute.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among her accolades and industry recognitions, Gaden was named a Living Legend by the American Nurses Association of Massachusetts in 2024, a recipient of an Extraordinary Women Advancing Healthcare Award from the Commonwealth Institute in 2020, an Excellence in Leadership Award from the New England Organization of Nurse Leaders (ONL) in 2019, and a President\u2019s Award from the American Nurses Association\u2019s Massachusetts in 2018. Past president of the ONL, she is a frequent speaker at national nursing and healthcare forums including America\u2019s Essential Hospitals, the Becker\u2019s National CEO Conference, and the American Organization of Nurse Leaders. In 2023, she was inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gaden\u2019s academic experience includes teaching in the graduate program at Emmanuel College. She earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in nursing from the University of Rochester, master\u2019s in nursing from Boston College, and DNP from Regis College.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Assistant professor of medical sciences & education Nancy Gaden, DNP, RN, FAAN, has been appointed to its the Board of Trustees of Regis College.  \u201cAs an alumna deeply grounded in Regis’s mission and values, Nancy brings invaluable insight, leadership, and real-world perspective on the evolving expectations of today\u2019s nursing and healthcare workforce, making her an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":903,"featured_media":144577,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"bu_prepress_billboard":"","_bu_prepress_primary_term":"Awards & Honors","_bu_prepress_primary_term_manual":""},"tags":[356,387],"bu-publication":[367],"medicine-article-category":[],"medicine-topic":[],"news-article-category":[378,441],"news-topic":[],"bu_edition":[],"media_type":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-article\/144694"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/bu-article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/903"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144694"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-article\/144694\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":144710,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-article\/144694\/revisions\/144710"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/144577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144694"},{"taxonomy":"bu-publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-publication?post=144694"},{"taxonomy":"medicine-article-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/medicine-article-category?post=144694"},{"taxonomy":"medicine-topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/medicine-topic?post=144694"},{"taxonomy":"news-article-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-article-category?post=144694"},{"taxonomy":"news-topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-topic?post=144694"},{"taxonomy":"bu_edition","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_edition?post=144694"},{"taxonomy":"media_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media_type?post=144694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}