Sara Boufakhreddine

Sara Boufakhreddine, RN, is a DNP student and graduate teaching assistant at Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, with a specialty in Women and Gender-Related Health, aiming to provide exception gynecological, obstetric, sexual, and reproductive health care and education. Sara has proven experience leading teams, working in diverse healthcare settings, managing heavy workloads, and using her language skills and diverse ethnic backgrounds to support under-served populations and provide equitable healthcare to all.

• Registered Nurse, Georgia Secretary of State, 07/2023 – 01/2025
• Registered Nurse, Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), 10/2022 – 10/2024
• BLS Provider Certification, American Heart Association, 07/2023 – 07/2025
• VirtaMed Training for Paragard IUD, CooperSurgical, 07/2023
• Nexplanon Clinical Training Program (CTP), Organon, 07/2023

• National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH), Student Ambassador, 08/2023 – Present, Provides the opportunity to connect with women’s health experts and WHNP students. Responsibilities include attending the national NPWH conference, posting information on social media platforms, and attending monthly meetings with assigned mentor.
• National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH), Member, 02/2022 – Present, Focuses on promoting and protecting women’s rights while providing high-quality continuing education, the latest evidence-based practice, and advocacy for patients, providers, and the WHNP profession.
• HyGIENA, Founder, 01/2020 – Present, HyGIENA combines hygiene while making it a feminine word with the “A” ending. HyGIENA’s mission is to encompass what good vaginal hygiene and pelvic floor health means by creating a space where women can feel empowered to channel their healthiest selves.
• Omniwomyn Nonprofit, Vice President, 04/2021 – Present, Facilitates board meetings and organizes grant proposals for scholarship funds to empower the next generation of minority women.
• Peru Immersion Trip, Nurse Practitioner Student, 10/12/23 – 10/21/23, Provided various healthcare services in Cusco, Peru, including cervical cancer screening for the local Peruvian women, home health, and annual visits in local communities, and rotated through various clinics and hospital systems.
• Student Ambassador, Student Volunteer, 10/2021 – 01/2023, Collaborates with Emory’s Nursing School to provide support and resources to newly admitted students.
• Clinical Rotations, Student Nurse, 05/2021 – 07/2022, Medical-surgical, adult gerontology, behavioral health, public health, proton therapy, acute pediatrics, obstetrics, and gynecology (total hours: 600) Senior practicum completed on a high-risk perinatal/antepartum unit for 12 weeks (total hours: 145)
• Kaya Responsible Travel, Remote Healthcare Intern, 06/2020 – 07/2020, Designed and delivered educational training workshops and seminars on various healthcare topics. Designed and delivered English lessons to the Vietnam research team.

• Emory University School of Nursing, Atlanta, GA, 05/2023 – 12/2024, DNP Research, DNP scholarly project focusing on anticipatory guidance for cervical cancer screening among the Latina/Hispanic population in Atlanta, GA.
• Central Michigan University Health Sciences & Neuroscience Department, Mount Pleasant, MI, 08/2018 – 03/2020, Research Assistant, Developed an exercise science program for diabetic patients to measure the impact of insulin resistance. Traced imaged neurons in mice samples to measure if the pharmacological intervention was effective.