2023 LEGENDS OF HEALTHCARE
Debra Louise Benbow, Ph.D. (ABD) (posthumously)
Debra Louise Benbow, MSN, FNP-BC, Ph.D. (ABD) was a native of Winston-Salem. She obtained BSN and MSN degrees from Winston-Salem State University. At the time of her death, Debra was in the final stages of completing her dissertation to fulfill the requirements for a Ph.D. in Nursing from Hampton University.
A champion for healthy and empowered communities, Debra cheerfully extended healthcare advocacy to friends
and strangers, often providing them with questions to ask physicians, helping them interpret test results and offering medical advice. In addition to serving as a Family Nurse Practitioner, she established her company, Behavioral Health Consultants (BHC). Through it, she provided consultation, education and training to agencies and providers of behavioral health care. Additionally, the company provided services to the community through workshops, consultations, classes and support groups. Debra held Master Teacher status at the University and was the recipient of the Joseph E. Patterson Excellence in Teaching Award in 2007. In 2011, she received the distinguished WSSU Nursing Alumni Trailblazer Award. She was an innovative educator always seeking to engage her students and encouraging them toward excellence.
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