Nursing Professional Development
The mission of Nursing Professional Development Center is to design and implement high quality programs of professional development in which nurses engage to acquire and maintain competence, enhance professional nursing practice, and support the achievement of personal career goals.
The Nursing Professional Development Center offers the following to all health care professionals working at Children’s of Alabama:
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) courses
- Nursing Service Orientation
- Transition to Practice (TIP) – newly hired/new graduate nurses
- Education support / consults
- Pediatric continuing education programs
- Audiovisual equipment inclusive of mannequins
- Coordination of clinicals for schools of nursing
- Online resources, including Ovid and EBSCO
Children’s of Alabama is an Alabama Board of Nursing Provider for continuing nursing education.
Department location:
Children’s Harbor Building
Bradley Lecture Center, 4th floor, Suite 410
Contact Information
Nursing Professional Development
1600 6th Aveune South
Birmingham, Alabama 35233
Telephone: 205-638-9127
Fax: 205-638-6066
Email: nursing.education@childrensal.org
Hours of operation: Weekdays, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Department Director
Alyssa Cooper, MSN, RN-CPN
Alyssa.cooper@childrensal.org
Phone: 205-638-6113
Administrative Support
Tera Stallworth, MHA, BS
Professional Development Associate
tera.stallworth@childrensal.org
Phone: 205-638-9127
Barbara Wilhite
Secretary
barbara.wilhite@childrensal.org
Phone: 205-638-6246
Educators
Elsie Anwah, DNP, MSN, RN, CRNP-AC (BLS, PALS Coordinator)
elsie.anwah@childrensal.org
Phone: 205-638-9407
Jennifer Childress, PhD, RN, CPEN (Coordinator for Nursing Service Orientation and Transition into Practice Program)
jennifer.childress@childrensal.org
Phone: 205-638-7738
Debra Stewart, MSN, RN (CA orientation, Schools of Nursing)
debra.stewart@childrensal.org
Phone: 205-638-9909
Nursing Policy and Procedure Coordinator
Ann Bentley, BSN, RN, CPN
ann.bentley@childrensal.org
Phone: 205-638-6941
Simulation Center Staff
Sara Ewert, CRNP
sara.ewert@childrensal.org
Phone: 205-638-7301
Carrie Norwood, BSN, RN, CPN
carrie.norwood@childrensal.org
Phone: 205-638-6407
Kandi Wise, BSN, RN
kandi.wise@childrensal.org
Phone: 205-638-6151
