Anthony M. Angelow, PhD, is the chair of Advanced Practice Nursing, Nurse Practitioner and DNP programs and associate clinical professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions at Drexel University. He earned a BSN and MSN from Thomas Jefferson University, a post-master's certificate in Nursing Education from Mount Carmel College of Nursing and a PhD in Nursing Education at the University of Northern Colorado. Angelow has extensive experience in clinical nursing practice and academia including teaching in traditional, hybrid and online environments with experience in program leadership. He is a board-certified acute care/adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses and the American Nurses Credentialing Center and a certified emergency nurse by the Board Certification for Emergency Nursing. He maintains an active clinical practice as a nurse practitioner in the Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, NJ. Angelow in a nationally and internationally recognized content expert and speaker. He presents numerous acute care, critical care, emergency, educational and professional topics at local, regional, national and international conference venues. Angelow is an active member of numerous professional nursing and community service organizations. Due to his outstanding and long-lasting contributions to the nursing profession, he earned fellowship status in the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and the Academy of Emergency Nursing.
Academic Distinctions
Angelow was inducted as a Fellow of the Academy of Emergency Nursing in 2019 and a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners in 2020. He received the Preceptor of the Year award at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in 2007, the Rising Star Award from the Emergency Nurses Association in 2010, the Nurse Educator Award by the New Jersey State Council of the Emergency Nurses Association in 2010, the Nurse Practitioner award from the New Jersey State Council of the Emergency Nurses Association in 2015 and the President's Award for Outstanding Service from the New Jersey State Council of the Emergency Nurses Association in 2018. Angelow earned the leadership award from the Delta Rho Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing in 2009 and is a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society.
Faculty Fellowships
- Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
- Fellow of the Academy of Emergency Nursing
Professional Society
American Association of Nurse Practitioners
American Association of Critical Care Nurses
American Nurses Association
Emergency Nurses Association
National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties
Selected Publications
Angelow, A. (2021, In-Press). Adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner certification
examination review. Philadelphia, PA, FA Davis.
Angelow, A. (2020). Nurse practitioner certification exam review & advanced practice update. Adult-
gerontology acute care. North Andover, MA: Fitzgerald Health Education Associates.
Angelow, A. (2020). Emergency Nurses Association CEN Review Manual (5th Ed.) Contributing editor. Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett
Publishing.
Angelow, A. & Specht, D. (2019). Legal aspects of patient handoff in the emergency department. Journal
of Legal Nurse Consulting, 30(2), 14-18. doi:10.30710/jlnc.30.2.2019.14
Editorial review board membership:
- Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
- Journal of Emergency Nursing
- Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Research Interests
Nurse Practitioner role transition, developing diagnostic reasoning in nurse practitioners, curriculum design and implementation and nurse practitioner educational methods.
Specialization
Trauma Surgery/Critical Care, Hospital (General) Medicine and Emergency Medicine
PhD, Nursing Education, 2018
Dissertation Title: “The Lived Experience of Nurse Practitioner Role Transition: A Phenomenology Study”
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
Postmaster’s Certificate, Nursing Education, 2012
Mount Carmel College of Nursing, Columbus, OH
MSN, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, 2009
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
BSN, 2005
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA