Awards & Scholarships

Distinguished CEN Award

• Honors a Certified Emergency Nurse
• Nominations accepted July 15 – August 10, 2019.
• Winner honored at BCEN’s Certification Recognition Breakfast at ENA’s Emergency Nursing 2019 on October 2

 

• 2018 Winner
  

  Wilmar Flores

  BSN, RN, CEN University of California, San Diego Health Systems, La Jolla ED

  About Wilmar
  Wilmar has been certified for 10 years. When he became an assistant nurse manager in the ED, he demonstrated support for certification that included securing financial assistance for nurses pursuing specialty certification, flexible scheduling, and a resource library of preparation materials along with review courses. In recognition of their success in achieving their certifications, Wilmar created a wall of distinction. With his efforts, 10 nurses have successfully passed the CEN exam with another 10+ anticipated to be testing in the near future.

  

• Previous Winners

  2017
  Kathy Ingersoll, BSN, RN, CEN
  Richmond, VA

  2016
  Kara Bauman, MN, RN, CEN, CPEN, TCRN
  Fairfax, VA

  2015
  Diane Branson, RN, CEN, OR-SANE-A
  Albany, OR

Distinguished CPEN Award

• Honors a Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse
• Nominations accepted July 15 – August 10, 2019.
• Winner honored at BCEN’s Certification Recognition Breakfast at ENA’s Emergency Nursing 2019 on October 2

• 2017 Winner
  

  Jodi Cregger

  RN, MICT, CEN, CFRN, CPEN Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, KS

  About Jodi
  Jodi Cregger is a champion for excellence in the care and transport of pediatric patients.  Outside of her exemplary skills as a caregiver, Jodi is persistent in her encouragement of her peers to attain certification in an emergency nursing field. Ms. Cregger works as both a flight nurse and educator for LifeTeam Critical Care Transport and is a champion for outstanding education services.

  She is insightful as to the process involved in preparing and taking certification exams, enthusiastically promoting certification as a means of professional development. She supports her colleagues not only through the preparation and test-taking stage of the certification process but also by promoting and acknowledging those with whom she works once they have attained their goals. Jodi has been instrumental in securing the support necessary from her employer to promote certification from within the organization for which she works.

  Ms. Jodi Cregger is an admirable role model for those who wish to attain certification and provide skilled pediatric care. Her dedication to education, promotion, and completion of becoming certified in pediatrics or any of the available fields of emergency nursing is unwavering.

• Previous Winners

  2016
  Brian Johnson, RN, CEN, CPEN
  Walnut Creek, CA

  2015
  Kristen Cline, BSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, SANE-A
  Sioux Falls, SD

Distinguished CFRN/CTRN Award

• Honors a Certified Flight Registered Nurse or a Certified Transport Registered Nurse
• Check back in February 2020 for nomination link
• Winner honored at the Critical Care Transport Medicine Conference (CCTMC) April 2020

• 2019 Winner
  

  Carlos Tavares

  RN, CEN, CFRN, CTRN, TCRN, NREMT-P, FP-D, CCEMT-P, EMT-T, WEMT Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) Orlando Health Air Care Team

  About Carlos
  Carlos Tavares is described as a role model in his organization demonstrating a commitment to his patients through lifelong learning and specialty certification while holding and maintaining 4 of the 5 BCEN certifications.. He has taken a lead educational role at Orlando Regional Center Air Care where he routinely manages the quarterly and annual training for all flight crews.  Carlos was the first on the scene at the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, rescuing and transporting 13 critically ill patients to the ORMC ED. All 13 survived. He aims to consistently improve in all he does and to share his knowledge with others in any way he can.

  

• Previous Winners

  2018
  Teresa Elder, MEd, BSN, RN, CFRN
  Lakewood, CO

  2017
  Bambi Pish-Derr, DNP, CFRN, CCRN
  Mesa, AZ

  2016
  Kimberly Lacina, MSN, ARNP-C, CTRN, CEN, EMT-P
  Palm Harbor, FL

  2015
  Mick McCallum, TNS, RN, CFRN, CCRN, EMT-P, FP-C, CMTE
  Topeka, KS

Distinguished TCRN Award

• Honors a Trauma Certified Registered Nurse
• Check back in February 2020 for nomination link
• Winner honored at the Society of Trauma Nurses’ annual conference, TraumaCon

• 2019 Winner
  

  Travis Beebe-Woodard

  BSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, TCRN University of Vermont Medical Center

  About Travis
  Travis is an advocate for trauma nurse board certification and is raising the bar for quality trauma care. He has taken his advocacy for the TCRN so far as to create a nurse fellowship program to elevate the level of education nurses receive. Those who take part in this fellowship program are working towards obtaining their TCRN. While pushing to improve trauma care through education and initiative, Travis also delivers expert care to his patients and supports his colleagues in their professional development.

  

• Previous Winners

  2018
  June Guadalupe, MSN, BSN, RN, CEN, CCRN, CMC, CNRN, TCRN 
  Baltimore, MD

  2017
  Andrea Wright, MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN
  Roanoke, VA

National Certification Champion Award

• Awarded in three categories
• Nominations accepted from July 15 to August 10, 2019. Click here to apply.
• Winners honored at BCEN’s Certification Recognition Breakfast at Emergency Nursing 2019 on October 2

BCEN’s National Certification Champion Award (formerly Honorary Certification Recognition Award) recognizes health care facilities and health systems that:

• Exemplify excellence in supporting emergency RNs who pursue BCEN certifications
• Show achievement in designing and implementing effective and innovative practices and programs that encourage, support, and recognize emergency nursing specialty certification
• Demonstrate the impact of a board certified emergency nurse workforce on patient, nurse and organizational outcomes

One national winner will be recognized in each of the following categories:

• Small Health Care Facility: single hospital emergency department, trauma program or freestanding emergency center with less than 30,000 visits per year, or a single critical care ground transport and/or flight base
• Large Health Care Facility: single hospital emergency department, trauma program or freestanding emergency center with more than 30,000 visits per year
• Health System: a group or system of 2 or more hospital emergency departments, trauma programs, freestanding emergency centers, or critical care ground transport and/or flight bases

Eligibility Requirements 

To be eligible for the National Certification Champion Award, a facility or organization must:

• Currently employ BCEN-certified emergency, transport and/or trauma nurses
• Be actively engaged in supporting their nurses in obtaining and maintaining one or more of BCEN’s certifications
• Serve as a model for advancing board certification for the nursing profession

Nomination Requirements

In order to be considered, nominations must include the following:

• Completed nomination form
• Two (2) letters of reference from individuals with relevant professional positions or qualifications

Health Systems

• 2018 Winner
  

  UCHealth Emergency Care

  Fort Collins, CO

  About UCHealth Emergency Care
  UCHealth is four emergency departments in the Fort Collins, CO region. UCHealth demonstrates support for specialty certification with financial support for up to 2 specialty certifications and renewals for nurses, a long list of review resources for preparation and recertification, and public and monetary recognition. Above all, each nurse receives a 24K gold stethoscope once they are certified!

  UCHealth is currently enjoying a 42% certification rate!

  

Large Health Care Facility

• 2018 Winner
  

  Chilton Medical Center

  Pompton Plains, NJ

  About Chilton Medical Center
  Chilton’s leadership believed that certified nurses enhance patient care and enjoy professional satisfaction and worked diligently to promote and increase certification in their facility. They identified perceived barriers to certification and sought to ease those barriers. Chilton demonstrates creative and amazing support for their certified nurses by seeking out grant funds to remove financial barriers, offering review courses and study materials, providing flexible scheduling and various forms of public and monetary recognition for the certified nurses. As a result, Chilton has increased their certification rate from 25% to  43% this year!

  

  

• Previous Winners

  2017
  Houston Methodist Hospital System 
  Houston, TX

  2016
  Avera McKennan Hospital Emergency Department
  Sioux Falls, SD

  2015
  Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital EMTC
  Indianapolis, IN

Small Health Care Facility

• 2018 Winner
  

  USC Verdugo Hills Hospital

  Glendale, CA

  About USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
  This 12-bed emergency department has increased their certified nurses from 2 to 8, with 4 more in the bullpen. Verdugo Hills demonstrates support of specialty certification by providing review courses and study materials, along with flexibility with scheduling. Group study is encouraged with a dedicated space to include the ability to video conference. Verdugo Hills participated in and won the Greater Los Angeles Chapter ENA, CEN Olympics! They round this out with public and monetary recognition for the certified nurses. Way to go Verdugo Hills!

  
  

• Previous Winners

  2017
  Bristol Hospital
  Bristol, CT

  2016
  Angel MedFlight
  Scottsdale, AZ

  2015
  IU Health Saxony Hospital Emergency Department
  Fishers, IN