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TWU’s
Britt and Cesario named American Academy of Nursing Fellows
7/10/08
Photo credit: Dwight
C. Andrews
From left: Dr.
Sandra K. Cesario and Dr. Robin Burke Britt
HOUSTON
– The American Academy of Nursing (AAN) has named Texas
Woman’s University nursing faculty Dr. Robin Burke Britt
and Dr. Sandra K. Cesario as AAN Fellows. They will be among
92 nurse leaders from the U.S. inducted as Fellows of the
AAN (FAAN) during AAN’s 35th Annual Meeting and Conference
Nov. 8 in Scottsdale, Ariz.
“The
American Academy of Nursing is essentially the nation’s
think tank for health care and the nursing profession,”
said Dr. Britt, Ed.D., RNC, WHCNP, nursing professor and institutional
development officer for the TWU Institute of Health Sciences-Houston
Center in the Texas Medical Center. “I am proud to be
included in this prestigious group of nurses and hope that
my contribution can be all about elevating professional nurses
as part of the healthcare team.”
Dr.
Cesario, RNC, Ph.D., TWU associate nursing professor and nursing
doctoral program coordinator for Houston, said, “Members
of the AAN have dedicated their lives to elevating the profession
of nursing and ultimately improving the health of all people
worldwide. The AAN provides a venue for nurses with diverse
talents, roles, titles, and clinical specialties to come together
to address major health issues facing the U.S. and the world,
and I am honored to be a part of it.”
According
to the AAN, selection criteria for fellows includes evidence
of significant contributions to nursing and health care, as
well as the extent to which nominees’ nursing careers
influence health policies for the benefit of all Americans.
“The Academy is comprised of many of the nation’s
top nursing executives, policymakers, scholars, researchers,
and practitioners,” said Pam Mitchell, Ph.D., RN, FAAN,
president of AAN. “Being selected as an Academy Fellow
is an important recognition of one’s contributions to
nursing and health care.”
The
AAN’s approximately 1,500 Fellows are nursing leaders
in education, management, practice and research. They include
association executives; university presidents, chancellors
and deans; state and federal political appointees; hospital
chief executives and vice presidents for nursing; nurse consultants;
and researchers and entrepreneurs. For more information visit
www.aannet.org.
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