American Academy of Nursing

The Academy staff is hard at work preparing for #HPC2024! We look forward to seeing you at the Health Policy Conference, taking place Oct 31-Nov 2 at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, DC.

Adrianna Nava, NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE - NCQA, is the past president of National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) and will soon be inducted into the American Academy of Nursing. Her leadership has improved health outcomes and advanced Latino health policy. #HispanicHeritageMonth

Online registration for the 2024 Health Policy Conference and ticket sales for the Living Legends and Induction Ceremonies will close TODAY, October 11. Learn more about the incredible speakers, view the conference agenda, and register here: https://lnkd.in/exinhvb 

The Academy is pleased to announce the election of Mary Jo C. Grant, PhD, APRN, CPNP-AC, FAAN, Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioner/Scientist, Primary Children’s Hospital; Simmy King DNP, MBA, FAAN, Chief Nursing Informatics and Education Officer, Children's National Hospital; and Patricia Reidy, DNP, FNP-BC, FNAP, FAAN, Amelia Peabody Endowed Professor, Interim Dean and Director of Community Engagement, MGH Institute of Health Professions, to the Nominating Committee. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/epamPxVx

The Academy is pleased to announce the election of Nancy Blake, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, FAONL, FAAN, Chief Nursing Officer, Los Angeles General Medical Center; Eileen Collins, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean and Professor, University of Illinois Chicago College of Nursing; Maureen "Shawn" Kennedy, MA, RN, FAAN, Editor in Chief Emerita, American Journal of Nursing (AJN); Contributing Editor, JAMA Health Forum; and Laura J. Wood, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, EVP Patient Care Operations & System Chief Nurse Executive, Boston Children's Hospital, to the Fellow Selection Committee. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/epamPxVx

Teri Murray, PhD, PHNA-BC, RN, ANEF, FADLN, FAAN, Professor, Dean Emerita, and Inaugural Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Saint Louis University School of Nursing, has been elected to the American Academy of Nursing Board of Directors. “I look forward to offering visionary and strategic leadership to the Academy, inspiring others, and driving change toward the Academy’s preferred future. I am excited to work with the Board to advance the Academy’s mission of creating healthy lives, improving health, and promoting health equity through policy while embracing the values of equity, diversity, inclusion, inquiry, integrity, and courage,” said Dr. Murray. Dr. Murray will assume this role following the Annual Business Meeting on November 2. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/epamPxVx

Versie Johnson Mallard, PhD, RN, APRN-BC, FAANP, FAAN, Henderson Memorial Endowed Leadership Chair, Dean and Professor, Kent State University, has been appointed to the American Academy of Nursing Board of Directors. “I bring unique background information, expertise, and knowledge to the Board having served a term previously. I will use my position on the Board of Directors to further policies that will improve the health of the patients we serve and the nurses we mentor. And I will continue to advance the Academy’s primary pillars of leadership, innovation, and science to ensure that we are equity-minded and forward thinking in our work," said Dr. Johnson-Mallard. Dr. Johnson-Mallard will assume this role following the Annual Business Meeting on November 2. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/epamPxVx

Susan Grant, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, Executive Vice President, Chief Experience Officer, Chief Nurse Executive, Wellstar Health System, The DAISY Foundation, has been elected to the American Academy of Nursing Board of Directors. “I’m passionate about evolving nursing practice, improving nursing excellence and finding policy solutions to the challenges nurses face today, including workforce, wellness, and health equity issues. With deep experience as a chief nursing executive and service on many volunteer boards, I bring a unique perspective to help the Academy move its mission to achieve health equity forward through relationship-building, engaging with diverse perspectives, fostering meaningful dialogue and strengthening partnerships,” said Dr. Grant. Dr. Grant will assume this role following the Annual Business Meeting on November 2. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/epamPxVx

Azita Emami, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean and Linda Koch Lorimer Professor of Nursing, at the Yale School of Nursing, has been elected to the American Academy of Nursing Board of Directors. “The American Academy of Nursing is uniquely positioned among other nursing organizations given its core focus on health policy. As nurses, we must be powerful and empowered health care advocates on behalf of our profession, our institutions, and most vitally our patients. Therefore, we must develop and make visible the research and knowledge supporting better care for all, and do so with a sense of urgency. The Academy is equipped to do this work and I look forward to our collective impact to improve health equity," said Dr. Emami. Dr. Emami will assume this role following the Annual Business Meeting on November 2. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/epamPxVx

Ronald Hickman, PhD, ACNP-BC, FNAP, FADLN, FAAN Hickman, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FNAP, FAAN, Ruth M. Anderson Endowed Professor and Associate Dean for Research, The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University, has been elected as American Academy of Nursing Secretary. “I was honored to be elected to the Board of Directors last year and I look forward to expanding my service on the Academy’s Board by stepping into the Secretary role. This is a pivotal time as we embark on our new 2025 – 2028 strategic plan, which will elevate the Academy’s ability to make an impact on health policy in a continuously and rapidly changing health care landscape,” said Dr. Hickman. Dr. Hickman will assume this role following the Annual Business Meeting on November 2. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/epamPxVx