Benjamin Roberts

Bio

I came to nursing after my grandfather’s death. I witnessed his health care team & and myself struggle to listen deeply to his wish to ‘go home’ rather than attempt to rehab back to health. I viewed nursing as a key avenue to help align medical care with patients’ own values, preferences, and beliefs. Once a nurse, I quickly discovered that Palliative Care makes these principles an explicit part of the clinicians’ mission. With colleagues, I developed, implemented, and studied the first end of life simulation at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, which remains a component of Masters students’ curriculum to this day. After this foray into palliative care education, I was privileged to meet the director of our program here, and have never looked back.

My wife is also a nurse – the best I’ve ever met. Her specialty is in Labor & Delivery. Outside of my work and family, music is my greatest passion. I’ve played drums since I was in my high-chair, and spent about six years playing jazz professionally in the New York area before coming to Baltimore to pursue nursing.