The Academy’s highly selective criteria include evidence of significant contributions to nursing and health care and sponsorship by two current Academy fellows. Applicants are reviewed by a panel comprised of elected and appointed fellows, and selection is based, in part, on the extent the nominee’s nursing career has influenced health policies and the health and wellbeing of all.
“I consider designation as an AAN fellow a pinnacle of my nursing research, education and practice career, and I look forward to contributing to the mission of AAN,” said De Santis, who was selected for his national work on reducing health disparities among sexual minorities and for his global work on care and treatment of infants and children with HIV infection. Gonzalez-Guarda, a nationally and internationally recognized leader in addressing health disparities through community-based participatory research and in promoting nursing workforce diversity, said, “To be honored by an organization as visionary as AAN, and to join such an accomplished group of peers, whom I have aspired to be emulate, means a great deal to me.”
The American Academy of Nursing (http://www.AANnet.org) serves the public and the nursing profession by advancing health policy and practice through the generation, synthesis, and dissemination of nursing knowledge. The Academy fellows, with the addition of this newest class, represent all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and 24 countries. The Academy is comprised of more than 2,200 nurse leaders in education, management, practice, policy, and research, including hospital and government administrators, college deans, and renowned scientific researchers.
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Established in 1948 as South Florida’s first collegiate nursing program, the School of Nursing and Health Studies at the University of Miami has a distinguished tradition of preparing nurses to provide compassionate quality care to local, national and international communities. Nursing students at the undergraduate and graduate levels are educated by renowned scholars, and exposed to a broad range of clinical experiences and cutting-edge research. Since its inception, the program has provided diverse educational opportunities for over 6,000 nursing professionals at the undergraduate, masters and doctoral levels. The curriculum includes degree programs leading to the BSN, the MSN, the Ph.D. and DNP degrees, as well as the BSHS (Bachelor of Science in Health Science) and BSPH (Bachelor of Science in Public Health). For more information, please visit the school website at http://www.miami.edu/sonhs.
