Rebekah Roberts, M.S.N., APRN, FNP-C
Pronouns: she/her
Clinical Instructor
Department of Family and Community Health Nursing
Education
- M.S.N. (Family Nurse Practitioner Specialty), George Washington University
- Registered Nurse Diploma, Lynchburg General School of Nursing
Research/Scholarship Interests
- RN/APRN nursing mentorship
- New graduate RN/NP transition to practice
- Patricia Benner’s Theory of Transition: Novice to Expert
- Simulation education for both undergraduate and graduate level studies
Roberts is currently enrolled at Virginia Commonwealth University in the Doctorate of Nursing Practice program with an expected graduation date of May 2025.
Area of Current Clinical Practice
- Member of Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing: Faculty Practice Plan
- Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Family Nurse Practitioner, Complex Care Unit Outpatient
Teaching
Roberts is currently a full-time faculty member at Virginia Commonwealth University. She teaches various courses in both graduate and undergraduate studies. Her previous teaching experience has also been at VCU as an adjunct faculty member. She also has vast experience precepting at both the RN and APRN level. In a previous FNP position she was the director of the Fellowship Program specifically working with new graduate nurse practitioners and physician assistants to transition to practice and on board them as providers.
Professional Service
Roberts is a current member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and the Virginia Council of Nurse Practitioners. Upon completion of her graduate studies, she was inducted into the nursing honors society, Sigma Theta Tau and is a current member.
She holds an active license as a Family Nurse Practitioner and a background in emergency/urgent care settings. She is an active member of the VCU Faculty Practice Plan working in a VCU Complex Care Unit. Additionally, she is a volunteer of the VA Dept of Health Medical Reserve Corp.