AAN News & Opinion
AAN news & opinion
Academy addressed health disparities Over 500 individuals gathered at the American Academy of Nursing 2002 Annual Meeting and Conference, October 31-November 2, 2002, in Naples, Florida, to create an action agenda to reduce health disparities. Dr. David R. Williams, PhD, MPH, Professor of Sociology, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, served as the keynote speaker. Dr. Williams is a member of the Institute of Medicine and participated in the recently released study, “Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care.” Building on the large body of research noting the existence of disparities, Dr.Academy board of directors
Carole Kenner has been elected to serve as Secretary, American Academy of Nursing Board of Directors. Dr. Kenner is Associate Dean of Academic Advancement at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Previously, Dr. Kenner has served as Chair, AAN Publications Advisory Committee.AAN News & Opinion
American Academy of Nursing AAN Publication Advisory Committee: Suzanne Bakken, DNSc, RN, FAAN, Jacqueline Fawcett, PhD, RN, FAAN, Suzanne L. Feetham, PhD, RN, FAAN, Roxie L. Foster, PhD, RN, FAAN, Mary Haack, PhD, RN, FAAN, Nancy Olson Hester, PhD, RN, FAAN, Judith A. Lewis, PhD, RNC, FAAN, Diane S. Pravikoff, PhD, RN, FAAN, Jeanne Sorrell, PhD, RN, Mary E. Stainton, MS, RNC, FAAN, Judith A. Vessey, PhD, RN, FAAN, Antonia Villarruel, PhD, RN, FAAN, Mary Wakefield, PhD, RN, FAAN, Donna Jean Zazworsky, MS, RN, CCM, and Carole Kenner, DNS, RNC, FAAN, chairAAN News & Opinion
American Academy of Nursing AAN Publication Advisory Committee: Suzanne Bakken, DNSc, RN, FAAN, Jacqueline Fawcett, PhD, RN, FAAN, Suzanne L. Feetham, PhD, RN, FAAN, Roxie L. Foster, PhD, RN, FAAN, Mary Haack, PhD, RN, FAAN, Nancy Olson Hester, PhD, RN, FAAN, Judith A. Lewis, PhD, RNC, FAAN, Diane S. Pravikoff, PhD, RN, FAAN, Jeanne Sorrell, PhD, RN, Mary E. Stainton, MS, RNC, FAAN, Judith A. Vessey, PhD, RN, FAAN, Antonia Villarruel, PhD, RN, FAAN, Mary Wakefield, PhD, RN, FAAN, Donna Jean Zazworsky, MS, RN, CCM, and Carole Kenner, DNS, RNC, FAAN, chairAAN News & Opinion
American Academy of Nursing AAN Publication Advisory Committee: Suzanne Bakken, DNSc, RN, FAAN, Jacqueline Fawcett, PhD, RN, FAAN, Suzanne L. Feetham, PhD, RN, FAAN, Roxie L. Foster, PhD, RN, FAAN, Mary R. Haack, PhD, RN, FAAN, Nancy Olson Hester, PhD, RN, FAAN, Judith A. Lewis, PhD, RNC, FAAN, Diane S. Pravikoff, PhD, RN, FAAN, Jeanne Sorrell, PhD, RN, Mary E. Stainton, MS, RNC, FAAN, Judith A. Vessey, PhD, RN, FAAN, Antonia Villarruel, PhD, RN, FAAN, Mary Wakefield, PhD, RN, FAAN, Donna Jean Zazworsky, MS, RN, CCM, and Carole Kenner, DNS, RNC, FAAN, chairAAN News & Opinion
American Academy of Nursing AAN Publication Advisory Committee: Suzanne Bakken, DNSc, RN, FAAN, Jacqueline Fawcett, PhD, RN, FAAN, Suzanne L. Feetham, PhD, RN, FAAN, Roxie L. Foster, PhD, RN, FAAN, Mary R. Haack, PhD, RN, FAAN, Nancy Olson Hester, PhD, RN, FAAN, Judith A. Lewis, PhD, RNC, FAAN, Diane S. Pravikoff, PhD, RN, FAAN, Jeanne Sorrell, PhD, RN, Mary E. Stainton, MS, RNC, FAAN, Judith A. Vessey, PhD, RN, FAAN, Antonia Villarruel, PhD, RN, FAAN, Mary Wakefield, PhD, RN, FAAN, Donna Jean Zazworsky, MS, RN, CCM, and Carole Kenner, DNS, RNC, FAAN, chairAAN announces its President's Awards
Four individuals were presented with the American Academy of Nursing's President's Award at the 2001 Annual Meeting and Conference held in Washington, DC. The President's Award is granted intermittently, at the request of the academy president, in recognition of a significant contribution toward improving understanding of the nursing profession as a scientific and caring profession.AAN elects new officers
Margaret McClure, RN, EdD, FAAN, was sworn in as President of the Academy at the Annual Business Meeting, November 2, 2001. Dr McClure has recently retired from her position as Senior Vice President for Nursing Programs, Mount Sinai/NYU Medical Center and Health. She continues to serve as Adjunct Professor, Division of Nursing, New York University, and as Professor, School of Medicine, New York University.AAN News & Opinion
American Academy of Nursing AAN Publication Advisory Committee: Suzanne Feetham, PhD, RN, FAAN, Jaqueline Fawcett, PhD, RN, FAAN, Mary Haack, PhD, RN, FAAN, Deborah Koniak Griffin, EdD, RN, FAAN, Mary Stainton, MS, RNC, FAAN, Antonia Villarruel, PhD, RN, FAAN, Suzanne Bakken, DNSc, RN, FAAN, and Carole Kenner, DNS, RNC, FAAN, chairAmerican Academy of Nursing call for applications Scholar-in-Residence programs
The American Academy of Nursing (AAN), in partnership with other prestigious organizations, offers three Scholar-in-Residence programs. The programs are designed to provide the opportunity and support for mid- or senior-level career nurse leaders and potential leaders to be immersed in national health care policy, health services issues, and nursing research.AAN Publication Advisory Committee:
Suzanne Feetham, PhD, RN, FAAN, Jaqueline Fawcett, PhD, RN, FAAN, Mary Haack, PhD, RN, FAAN, Deborah Koniak Griffin, EdD, RN, FAAN, Mary Stainton, MS, RNC, FAAN, Antonia Villarruel, PhD, RN, FAAN, Suzanne Bakken, DNSc, RN, FAAN, and Carole Kenner, DNS, RNC, FAAN, chairLiving Legends
Four new Living Legends were honored at the Academy's 26th annual meeting and conference in San Diego, Calif.Academy recognizes nursing legends
Four Legends were honored at the American Academy of Nursing's 1999 Annual Meeting and Conference in Arlington, Va. As a reminder of nursing's dignified history, the Academy recognized these esteemed Fellows who served as role models for the profession.
