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Academic Degrees
BSN, Christian Medical College, India
MSN, Christian Medical College, India
DNP, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD
Email: anita.ben@nih.gov
Phone: 301-435-1212
Biosketch:
Anita Ben is currently the Nursing Manager for Pediatrics nursing units at the NIH, Clinical Center. Dr. Ben provides oversight of the daily operations, planning and advising of the programs of care within her specialty areas. She works closely with the multidisciplinary teams and Institutes within her service and directs the agenda for the pediatric programs of care regarding clinical research nursing.
Dr. Ben earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, MD, with a focus on Executive Leadership. Dr. Ben's research focus was on reducing hospital readmissions among Older Adults.
Dr. Ben has extensive years of leadership experience in various hospital settings. The most recent one as the Nurse Manager, overseeing Oncology unit, Infusion center and Vascular Access team. Dr. Ben has worked as part-time faculty at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. She has served in various committees Magnet Steering committee, Pathway to excellence, Hospital Construction and Renovation Project, Patient Safety council, to name a few. Dr. Ben brings extensive leadership and teaching experience to the organization with a vision to build a highly motivated and resilient team focused on quality patient outcomes.