2024-2026 President of the Nurse Practitioners of New Brunswick

As I begin my presidency, I’m struck by how far NPs have come and the many ways our profession has grown since it’s inception. We have over 200 NPs registered and working in NB and another 45 graduating in 2025. Nurse practitioners are currently the second fastest growing profession in Canada. This is good news! Approximately 180,000 residents remain without a health care provider in New Brunswick, but we have the capacity to make a significant difference to the daunting health care crisis that currently plaques our province. 

NPNB has worked tirelessly with our many provincial stakeholders including government, the medical and nursing communities and academia as well as working with our national representatives to be a viable and dynamic presence in the healthcare realm. We continue to reach out to leadership at every opportunity to discuss the most pressing challenges NPs are facing in the province and present salient solutions to ensure that every individual who lives in NB has access to patient-centered primary health care.

I want to ensure you, our members, of my commitment and the commitment of our leadership team to diligently lead us into the next two years. This leadership team will continue to strive for NP led, publicly funded team-based practices, for residency /fellowship programs allowing for specialization, for more opportunities for NPs to work in their own individual areas of interest, and for NPs to have employment opportunities available to them that ensure a better work-life balance.

Let’s work together to support and move our profession forward. Our loved ones’ lives and our patients’ lives depend on it.

Thank you

Sharon Hamilton RN NP

President NPNB