Jessica MacIntyre, DNP, ARNP, NP-C, AOCNP, is a national leader advocating for oncology nurses. She is the new president of the Oncology Nursing Society, which represents 100,000 nurses and 35,000 members. ONS helps nurses build skills to improve oncology care, science and best practices. She has been a nurse at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center for 20 years, where she is executive director for Sylvester’s clinical operations. She became interested in cancer care when she was in high school and her grandmother was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. She loved her grandmother’s intimate connection with her nurses and how they treated her compassionately toward the end of her life. Today, she is intent on training up the next generation of nurses and nurse practitioners. In her new position at ONS, she will help bring more visibility to Sylvester, the only NCI-designated cancer center in South Florida.
