Beth Fentress Hallmark, PhD, RN, CHSE-A, ANEF is the Director of Simulation at Belmont University and an Associate Professor. Beth completed Her ADN (Samford '86), BSN (Belmont, ‘89) and MSN (Vanderbilt ‘94). In 2010, she completed her PhD in Educational Leadership where she examined the impact of faculty debriefing training on the cognitive outcomes of students. Dr. Hallmark has been involved in simulation since 2007. Beth led the formation of the Tennessee Simulation Alliance and remains active on the board. In 2017, Beth directed the SSH accreditation efforts at Belmont, the first center in TN to be accredited. She is an SSH accreditation visitor, a member of the NLN Nursing Edge Advisory Board, and past chair of the INACSL nominations committee, past member of the standards committee and present board member. In 2019, she was inducted into the NLN Academy of Nursing Education. Belmont has a very active simulation program and intentionally integrates the Health Simulation Standards of Best Practice. Some additional areas of interest are skills in nursing education, using observation as a technique in simulation and diversity in nursing education. Her recent publications are related to interprofessional student projects in simulation, faculty development and interinstitutional experiential learning collaboration. Beth is passionate about mentoring junior faculty and learning from her mentors.