The  Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for Evidence-based Practice (EBP) in Nursing and Healthcare is led by Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, RN, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN - Vice President for Health Promotion and University Chief Wellness Officer, College of Nursing Dean and Professor, College of Medicine Professor of Pediatrics & Psychiatry, all at The Ohio State University; Executive Director and Founder, Fuld Institute for EBP. 

In addition, day-to-day operational guidance of the Fuld Institute for EBP is led by Lynn Gallagher-Ford, PhD, RN, NE-BC, DPFNAP, FAAN – Senior Director, Fuld Institute for EBP. 

The Fuld Institute for EBP is a national hub for the formation, teaching and dissemination of best practices to improve healthcare quality, safety, costs and patient outcomes. The Fuld Institute for EBP is comprised of three cores: 

• Academic core led by Cindy Zellefrow, DNP, MSEd, RN, LSN, PHNA-BC, EBP-C – Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice at The Ohio State University College of Nursing and Academic Core Director, Fuld Institute for EBP. 
• Clinical core led by Lynn Gallagher-Ford, PhD, RN, EBP-C, NE-BC, DPFNAP, FAAN – Senior Director and Clinical Core Director, Fuld Institute for EBP. 
• Implementation Science core led by Sharon Tucker, PhD, APRN-CNS, NC-BC, EBP-C, FNAP, FAAN – Grayce Sills Endowed Professor in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing at The Ohio State University College of Nursing and Implementation Science Core Director, Fuld Institute for EBP.