About
Benjamin Coe, PhD, DNP, RN, APRN, CEN, CPEN, FNP-BC, NHDP-BC, PCCN, TCRN, NRP, is in his first year as a member of the Emergency Nurses Association Board of Directors.
Coe currently works as a nurse practitioner in a Level II emergency department for University of Missouri Healthcare and as a paramedic for University of Missouri Ambulance Service. Additionally, he serves his nation as a major in the United States Air Force Reserves. As an emergency/trauma nurse and manager of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care Program for the 1200 Airman Airlift Wing, Coe teaches Air Force members lifesaving skills for every medical skill level.
Coe’s career in health care began 29 years ago when his scoutmaster encouraged him to join the fire/EMS explorers post with the local fire department. His passion for emergency care began in the back of an ambulance and has carried him through to being an advanced practice provider. Coe has worked as a unit clerk, EMT, paramedic, progressive care nurse, emergency nurse and now nurse practitioner all within University of Missouri Healthcare, a Level I trauma center in central Missouri.
Coe has been active with ENA since 2015 when the Air Force sent him to Emergency Nursing 2015 in Orlando on official orders. The experience provided his first taste of ENA, setting the stage for what the association would mean for him throughout the rest of his professional life.
He has served in multiple local, state and association-wide capacities including roles such as government affairs chair for the Central Missouri Chapter; Missouri ENA Council secretary; and as a member of the ENA Armed Services Work Group, ENA EMS Advisory Council, the Nominations and Elections Committee and, most recently, on the Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee to help shape the care ED nurses provide around the world.
Academically, Coe began his nursing career with an accelerated BSN from the Sinclair School of Nursing at the University of Missouri. He then went on to earn a PhD in Nursing with a research emphasis on medication adherence and health literacy in emergency department patients, as well as a certificate in Community Based Participatory Methods of Research. A life-long learner, Coe completed his DNP with emphasis as a family nurse practitioner in 2024.
To reach Ben, please contact him at benjamin.coe@board.ena.org.