Barbara MacArthur, MN, RN, FAAN

Professional Background

Barbara MacArthur has combined clinical practice, research, education and executive leadership across her professional career. She received her bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Missouri and her master’s degree in nursing from the University of Kansas. Her postgraduate studies included Clinical Ethics Intensive certification from Georgetown University, and she was a Washington Annenberg Program Fellow in Public Policy and Communication. Five governors in three states have appointed Barbara to public service commissions. She has testified before the US Congress, served on NIH panels and was a member of two Institute of Medicine committees, all related to organ transplantation—both nationally and internationally. Her current work focuses on measuring the things that matter to educate, retain and sustain the nursing workforce.

• Registered Nurse, Kansas State Board of Nursing
• Registered Nurse, Missouri Board of Nursing

• American Association of Critical Care Nursing, Member, 1994 - Present
• Sigma Theta Tau , Member, 1990 - Present
• American Nurses Association , Member, 1985 - Present