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The Fellows of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
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Meet the Fellows
Loretta C. Ford, EdD, RN, PNP, FAAN, FAANP
Loretta Ford, the world's first nurse practitioner (NP), answers questions in this interview-style session from the 2019 Fellows of the Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP) Winter Meeting.