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The Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC®) has named Kelsey Niketopoulos, MSN, RN, CPHON®, CPN, NPD-BC, as the 2026 Certified Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurse of the Year. Niketopoulos currently works at Children’s Wisconsin in Milwaukee, WI, and was formerly employed at Advocate Children’s Hospital in Park Ridge, IL.
The Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC®) has named UCSF Health as the recipient of its 2026 Employer Recognition Award. UCSF Health is based in San Francisco, California.
The Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC®) has named Denice Gibson, DNP, RN, CRNI, TCTCN™, AOCNS® as the 2026 Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse of the Year. Gibson is a Clinical Nurse Specialist at HonorHealth in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC®) has named Jane Jachowicz, BSN, RN, CN-BN, CBCN®, as the 2026 Certified Breast Care Nurse of the Year. Jachowicz is a Breast Cancer Nurse Navigator at the University of Colorado, UCHealth Anshutz Campus, in Aurora, Colorado.
The Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC®) has named Karen Donato, BSN, RN, OCN®, as the 2026 Oncology Certified Nurse of the Year. Donato is a recently retired Assistant Nurse Manager at the University Hospitals of Cleveland Seidman Cancer Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) is pleased to announce its newest certification program, the Advanced Certified Oncology Nurse (ACON™). This program has been developed to validate the specialized knowledge of adult or pediatric Registered Nurses (RNs) in oncology with advanced nursing degrees.
The Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) is excited to announce the launch of CeCe, a new AI-powered virtual assistant designed to help oncology nurses easily access essential information about certification and credentialing. Available on oncc.org and trained on ONCC’s trusted resources, CeCe provides quick answers to questions about navigating the ONCC website, reviewing certification eligibility criteria, understanding certification policies, and more.
The Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) has announced its Blood and Marrow Transplant Certified Nurse (BMTCN®) program will be renamed the Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Certified Nurse (TCTCN™) program beginning in 2026.
Michelle Payne, DNP, RN, OCN®, BMTCN®, and ONCC President explains, “The name change reflects the evolution of treatment and nursing practice in the transplantation and cellular therapy specialty.”
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The Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) has named Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University as the recipient of its 2025 Employer Recognition Award. Winship Cancer Institute is based in Atlanta, Georgia.
This award recognizes a healthcare organization for its sustained support of and recognition of certification in oncology nursing.