Tammy Bryant Named President of Georgia Board of Nursing

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Southern Regional Technical College’s (SRTC) Nursing Program Director Tammy Bryant, MSN, BSN, RN has been named President of the Georgia Board of Nursing (GBON). Bryant has served on the board since 2017. The GBON consists of thirteen members selected by the Governor and is responsible for the regulation of registered professional nurses and advanced practice registered nurses. A Board member is a public official who exercises great power in the regulation of their profession in the state of Georgia. Among other responsibilities, Board members develop rules and regulations that set the standards for Nursing practice and education, set the qualifications for licensure, and ensure that the disciplinary process is implemented in a fashion that guarantees due process and public protection.

As President, Bryant will have the additional responsibilities of directing business at GBON meetings, collaborating with the Executive Director on development of board meeting agenda, providing consultation, input and direction for non-routine board operational activities, publicly communicating board decisions and policies, and providing knowledgeable input about regulatory impact of current issues. “I am honored to serve the state of Georgia in this capacity,” said Bryant. ”I will strive to uphold the Board mission to protect, promote, and preserve public health, safety, and welfare through legislative regulation, and control of Nursing education and practice.”

Bryant earned a bachelor’s degree in Nursing from Brenau University and a master’s degree in Nursing from Walden University. She spent 11 years as a labor and delivery nurse in Atlanta before she began her career in education. Bryant started teaching prospective nurses at SRTC (formerly Southwest Georgia Technical College) in the Practical Nursing program in 1994. There, she developed and taught one of the first Gerontology Diploma programs for the Technical College System of Georgia before moving to the College’s Associate of Science in Nursing program in 2008. She was named interim Program Chair in 2010 and became Program Chair in May 2011. She currently serves as the Director of the Associate of Science in Nursing program at SRTC, which is offered on the Moultrie, Tifton, and Thomasville campuses of SRTC. In education, she found more opportunities to nurture the people around her. “I enjoy touching the lives of others. There is no better reward than bringing someone in who knows nothing about the nursing program, mentoring them, watching them learn and grow, and then being able to pin them at the end. That is the true joy of this job.”

Tammy received the Southern Regional Technical College’s Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Instruction twice while teaching at the college. She has served as a member of the Nursing Education Committee for the Georgia Board of Nursing and the Steering Committee for the Inaugural Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing - Nursing Education Accreditation Conference. She is a member of the Red Hills Gerontology Society and a member of the Georgia Association of Nursing Deans and Directors.

I am so proud that Tammy’s expertise and unceasing devotion to the Nursing profession continue to be recognized,” said SRTC President Jim Glass. “Her impeccable professionalism and abundant experience in rural healthcare have been instrumental in elevating the Nursing program at SRTC, and she will no doubt continue to advance the field of Nursing in the state of Georgia.”

SRTC offers over 130 degree, diploma, and certificate programs that are designed to get you quickly into your desired career, and 28 general education courses that transfer to the University System of Georgia institutions and 19 private colleges and universities in Georgia. SRTC has instructional sites located in Colquitt, Decatur, Early, Grady, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Thomas, Tift, Turner, and Worth counties for the convenience of our students. The College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). SACSCOC is the regional body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions in the Southern states. For the most up-to-date information on registration, class dates, and program offerings, log on to www.southernregional.edu.

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