VUSN faculty and alumni honored as fellows by AAN, AANP and ACNM
Twelve faculty and alumni of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing have been named fellows by the American Academy of Nursing (AAN), American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) and American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM).
Faculty members Pam Orebaugh Jones, DNP’13, MSN’92, BSN’81; April Kapu, DNP’13, MSN’05; and Jennifer Ezell Wilbeck, DNP, PMC’06, MSN’99; and alumni Kuei-Ru Chou, PhD’97; Julie Elam Otte, PhD, MSN’02; and Cathy Rozmus, PhD, MSN’87, will be inducted as American Academy of Nursing fellows (FAAN) during ceremonies at the Academy’s annual policy conference in Washington, D.C., in October. Jones is VUSN senior associate dean for clinical and community partnerships and Wilbeck is professor of nursing and academic director of VUSN’s Emergency Nurse Practitioner specialty. Kapu is professor of nursing and associate nursing officer/director of Advanced Practice Nursing at Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital.
Invitation to fellowship is one of the highest recognitions bestowed by AAN. Fellows are recognized for their extraordinary commitment to the promotion of the public’s health through evidence and innovation. They are selected based on their contributions to increase access, reduce cost and improve quality through nursing theory, practice and science.
VUSN assistant professor Laurie M. Connors, DNP, associate professor Karen A. Hande, DNP’13, and alumna Cara Calloway Young, PhD’10, MSN’06, were inducted as Class of 2019 Fellows by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners in recognition of their accomplishments and leadership. The three were honored at ceremonies held during the AANP national conference in June.
AANP fellows (FAANP) are nurse practitioner leaders who have made outstanding contributions to health care through clinical practice, research, education or policy. Fellows are committed to the development of future NP leaders and advancing the NP profession.
Fellowship in the American College of Nurse-Midwives (FACNM) is an honor bestowed upon those midwives whose demonstrated leadership within ACNM, clinical excellence, outstanding scholarship and professional achievement have merited special recognition within and outside of the midwifery profession. VUSN Instructor Diana Dowdy, DNP, and alumni Desiree Clement, DNP’17, and Katie Page, MSN’09, were inducted as fellows during the ACNM’s annual conference in May.
ACNM, the professional association that represents certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) and certified midwives (CMs) in the United States, has more than 6,500 members. Fellows help advance ACNM, its membership and the profession of midwifery through leadership, mentoring and shared expertise.
These honors bring the number of faculty fellows at VUSN to 47.
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