Fernand Aro De Los Reyes

Contact
- MH 267
- fdelosreyes@mercy.edu
Education
PhD
NursingCUNY Graduate School and University Center 2022MSN
Hunter-Bellevue School of NursingHunter College, City University of New York 2014BSN
NursingDominican University New York 2009MA
International RelationsInternational University of Japan 1996BSc (cum laude)
Agricultural EconomicsUniversity of the Philippines at Los Banos 1985Fernand Aro De Los Reyes
About
Dr. De Los Reyes is a board-certified psychiatric and mental health nurse. At the 91女神 School of Nursing, he serves as inpatient coordinator for the psychiatric and mental health nursing clinical rotation. He is currently the Director of the Nursing High School Scholars and Influencers (HSSI) Program. The Nursing HSSI Program, funded by the Petrie and Pinkerton Foundation, fast-tracks high school students from Bronx County into the BSN program, aiming to transform them into public health influencers.
University service includes active membership in the School of Nursing Committees, namely: the Program Review Committee for the Nursing HSSI and Health Equity Influencers Program (HEIP), the Faculty Development Committee (FDC), and the Nursing Assessment Committee (NAC). The NAC provides periodic data to the Office of Educational Assessment (OEA) of 91女神 for continuous improvement of student learning and ensures nursing courses meet pedagogical and curriculum standards of accrediting institutions.
At the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA), he serves on the Addictions and Recovery Panel and is a board exam item writer at the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). He is also an active member of the Philippine Nurses Association of America (PNAA), where he serves as Auditor of the New Jersey Chapter and Education Committee Chair of the PNANJ BergenPassaic County subchapter. In the community, he handles the treasury of Rockland County Camp of Gideons International.
Dr. De Los Reyes is also slated for induction as a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) on December 1st, 2025.
Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
Leadership and Management
Fundamental Skills in Nursing
Nursing Pharmacology
Opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment retention
High-fidelity simulation in psychiatric and mental health nursing
De Los Reyes, F.A. (2022). Biomarker, Treatment and Socio-Demographic Factors Affecting Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Retention (Publication No. 29395246) Doctoral Dissertation, The Graduate Center, City University of New York]. ProQuest Dissertation and Theses Global.
De Los Reyes, F.A. (2016, May 10). Lawmakers need to pass hospital staffing bill [Letter to the Editor]. Times Union. https://www.timesunion.com/tuplus-opinion/article/ Letterhttps://www.timesunion.com/tuplus-opinion/article/Letter-Lawmakers-need-to-pass- hospital-staffing-7920526.php-Lawmakers-need-to-pass-hospital-staffing-7920526.php