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Tara Walker, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, ELAN-F, FAANP, was recently inducted as a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners for her advocacy for nursing mentorship and Black maternal disparities. She holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) and is board-certified as an acute care nurse practitioner. Dr. Walker currently serves as Assistant Professor, Clinical for the College of Nursing at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. In her clinical practice, Dr. Walker serves as a hospitalist, where she serves urban patient populations.

Dr. Walker is committed to clinical practice, professional mentorship, and providing health care to vulnerable populations. Understanding the devastating impacts of health disparities, she utilizes her educational training to combat injustice through community outreach and health education. Committed to addressing health disparities and improving health outcomes in marginalized populations, Dr. Walker’s 28 years of nursing experience include: step-down ICU, emergency, administration, cardiology, and internal medicine. As a clinical scholar, she integrates clinical practice with her academic appointment to execute transformative mentorship initiatives and community health education programming.

Dr. Walker is dedicated to mentoring the next generation of registered nurses and advanced practice registered nurses through her co-owned professional mentoring business, No Nurse Left Behind, LLC, where she leverages her professional and educational experiences to mentor and empower over 300 nurses and advanced practice registered nurses through aspirational conferences since 2018.

Dr. Walker is a co-author of a textbook, “Urban Health: A Practical Application to Clinical-Based Learning.” She addresses social determinants of health and offers strategies to navigate the complexities of healthcare delivery in urban settings. The textbook has been downloaded in over 110 countries.

Using the versatility of her DNP degree, Dr. Walker led a Black Maternal Health social media campaign for the Midwest Region of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. Dr. Walker effectively engaged legislators, charitable partners, and national health conglomerates to work collaboratively in addressing this disparity. Dr. Walker’s Black maternal health initiative successfully leveraged various social media platforms, resulting in an impressive reach of over 55,000 impressions on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter within days of the campaign’s launch. This campaign, driven by her commitment to health equity, aimed to raise awareness and advocate for improved maternal health outcomes among Black women.