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The American Academy of Nursing |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 21, 2001
CONTACT: Claire M. Fagin, PhD, RN,FAAN
212-481-5762 or 202-651-7242
Cfagin@att.net
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The John A. Hartford Foundation Awards $1.7 Million in Scholarships to Geriatric Nursing Scholars
Washington, DC --The John A. Hartford Foundation Geriatric Nursing Scholarship program has selected 17 nurse scholars to receive $100,000 ($50,000 per year for two years) to support their studies in geriatric nursing. These nurse scholars, 10 pre-doctoral and seven post-doctoral, were chosen in a national competition as part of a new Hartford Foundation initiative aimed at building academic geriatric nursing capacity.
Pre-doctoral scholarship recipients and the schools where they will study include:
- Rita A. Jablonski, MSN, RN, CS, ANP of Midlothian, VA, Virginia Commonwealth University;
- Anna Song Beeber, MSN, RN of Philadelphia, PA, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing;
- Tamika R. Sanchez, MSN, MBA, RN of Norcross, GA, University of Miami, School of Nursing;
- Joyce Chan, RN, MS of San Francisco, CA, University of California at San Francisco, School of Nursing;
- Valerie Gruss, MSN, GNP of Park Ridge, IL, Rush University;
- Diane E. Holland, MS, RN of Eydta, Minnesota University of Minnesota, School of Nursing;
- Jennifer A. Hagerty, RN, MSN, CRNP of Pittsburgh, PA, University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing;
- Karen B. Tetz, RN, MS of Portland, OR, Oregon Health Sciences University;
- Stewart M. Bond, MSN, RNC of Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Nursing; and
- Prudence Twigg, MSN, RN, CS of Carmel, IN, Indiana University.
The post-doctoral scholars who were selected include:
- Janet C. Mentes, PhD, RNCS, GNP of Irvine, CA, University of California at Los Angeles, School of Nursing;
- Mary G. Bourbonniere, PhD(c), MS, RN, ONC of Philadelphia, PA, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing and The Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research at Brown University;
- Charon A. Pierson, PhD, APRN, GNP of Kaneohe, Hawaii, University of Hawaii at Manoa;
- Kristine Williams, PhD(c), RN, CS, FNP of Lawrence, KS, University of Kansas, School of Nursing;
- Mary A. Dolansky, PhD(c), RN of Bricksville, OH, Case Western Reserve University;
- Lissi Hansen, PhD(c), RN of Portland, OR, University of Washington, Seattle; and
- Diana Lynn Woods, PhD, RN of Seattle, WA, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
The Trustees of the John A. Hartford Foundation have mounted this initiative to help address the challenges of the critical shortage of nurses in general and geriatric nurses in particular. Some 50 percent of currently active nurses will reach retirement age in the next 15 years and student enrollment rates have fallen. In addition, the geriatric content of nursing education at all levels is minimal to nonexistent, and the proportion of nursing research awards to study geriatric issues is less than one-fiftieth of funded research, despite the fact that nurses who work with adults spend most of their time with seniors.
Compounding the shortage of nurses is a lack of nursing school educators, particularly in the area of geriatric nursing care and research, and its translation into practice. Focusing on the need to produce expert academicians, practitioners and researchers who will lead the field of geriatric nursing and grow the next generation of practitioners and faculty, this initiative ultimately will enhance the care of elders in our society. The Trustees' recognition of the centrality of nursing to the care of older adults has led to a broadened effort, focusing on increasing academic capacity to hasten and enhance training, research and practice.
The initiative also includes funding for five Centers of Geriatric Nursing Excellence at the following Schools of Nursing: Oregon Health Sciences University, the University of Arkansas for Medical
Sciences, the University of California at San Francisco, the University of Iowa, and the University of Pennsylvania. The John A. Hartford Foundation also has invested in the Institute for the Advancement of Gerontological Nursing Practice at New York University.
The scholarship program is coordinated at the American Academy of Nursing and is under the leadership of Claire M. Fagin Ph.D., R.N.
The Academy represents distinguished leaders in nursing who have been recognized for their outstanding contributions to the profession and to health care. The Academy was established in 1973 under the aegis of the American Nurses Association, the professional organization representing the nation's registered nurses.
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The American Academy of Nursing was established in 1973 to provide visionary leadership to the nursing profession and the public in shaping future health care policy and practice that optimizes the well-being of the American people through the synthesis of scientific and philosophical knowledge as the basis for effective health care policy and practice. There are currently some 1300 fellows in the Academy.
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