Courtney MacLeod, RN, BSN, OCN® Elected to ONCC Board of Directors
Courtney MacLeod, RN, BSN, OCN of Portland, Maine has been elected to the ONCC Board of Directors.
MacLeod is a Nursing Supervisor at New England Cancer Specialists where she participates on several workplace committees related to safety, quality, operations, clinical leadership, and the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI) recertification.
She served as a member of the OCN Role Delineation Study Task Force in 2020, which sparked her interest in the processes related to certification test development. She is a member of the Southern Maine Oncology Nursing Society.
MacLeod is a strong advocate for certification and the inclusion of oncology nurses with diverse perspectives and experiences. On a patient advocacy level, she is deeply passionate about the social determinants of health and equitable healthcare.
MacLeod will begin a three-year term on the ONCC Board in May 2023.
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