Dr. Jim Walker is an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Health Professions at Baylor College of Medicine. He is the former director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in Nurse Anesthesia program. He now serves as part-time faculty for the DNP program.
Dr. Walker is a distinguished practitioner fellow in the National Academies of Practice and a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. He is a former president of the Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists, the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, and the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs. He served on the IFNA Practice Committee for eight years, and as its chair from 2019 – 2023. He currently serves as chair of the Texas Board of Nursing APRN Advisory Committee and is a chair reviewer for the Council on Accreditation.
Dr. Walker holds a nursing diploma from St. Anthony Hospital School of Nursing in Oklahoma City, a B.S.N. from the University of Oklahoma, a Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesia from Baylor College of Medicine, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.
