CAROLE ANDERSON ASSUMES AACN
PRESIDENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 15,
1996 -- Carole A. Anderson,
PhD, RN, FAAN, dean and professor at the College of Nursing
at The Ohio State University, has assumed the presidency
of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).
Dr. Anderson, who since 1994 has served
as AACN president-elect, began her two-year term as president
at the conclusion of the Association's spring annual meeting
in Washington, D.C. In her new role, she will lead the programs
and policy initiatives of the organization that is the national
voice for America's baccalaureate- and higher-degree education
programs in nursing -- the nation's largest health care
profession.
Dr. Anderson has been dean at Ohio State
since 1986 and serves concurrently as Assistant Vice President
of the university's Office of Health Sciences. Previously,
she was associate dean at the University of Rochester (NY)
College of Nursing and chair and assistant professor at
the School of Nursing at the University of Colorado.
The author of numerous articles, book chapters,
and presentations on nursing education, the psychological
care of women and HIV-positive patients, and the social
psychological problems of poorly or underserved populations,
Dr. Anderson is editor of Nursing Outlook,
the official journal of the American Academy of Nursing,
and is a distinguished practitioner of the National Academy
of Practice.
Dr. Anderson is a former president and current
member of the Board of Health of the City of Columbus, member
of the Professional Advisory Committee of the Ohio Department
of Mental Health, and serves on the Board of Directors of
the Columbus-based Netcare Corporation, a community mental
health center. She also provides individual counseling for
patients and families as part of the AIDS Clinical Trials
Unit of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, and
in 1989, was chair of the Education Focus Group for "Nursing
and the HIV Epidemic: A National Action Agenda" of the U.S.
Public Health Service.
Among other posts on national panels, Dr.
Anderson currently serves on the National Advisory Council
on Nurse Education and Practice of the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, and was charter member and chair
of the Scientific Review Committee for National Research
Service Awards of the National Center for Nursing Research.
Dr. Anderson was elected to the AACN Board
of Directors in 1992. Within the Association, she has chaired
the Research Committee, served on the Task Force on Essentials
of Master's Education for Advanced Practice Nursing, and
was a member of the joint AACN-American Organization of
Nurse Executives Task Force on Competencies.
"The fundamental shift toward managed
care and expanded outpatient treatment, the exploding pace
of new technological breakthroughs, and continued advances
in computerized information systems are not only ushering
in rapid changes in roles for registered nurses, but are
creating crucial new roles for the nation's largest health
profession, as well," Dr. Anderson says.
"I look forward to helping to guide
AACN at this important crossroads as our members work to
maintain quality educational standards while assuring that
nurses' skills remain relevant to the individuals, families,
and communities who will rely increasingly on their care."
Dr. Anderson received her Bachelor of
Science degree in nursing, master's degree in psychiatric
nursing, and doctorate in sociology from the University of
Colorado.
The American Association of Colleges of
Nursing is the national voice for university and four-year-college
education programs in nursing. Representing more than 580
member schools of nursing at public and private institutions
nationwide, AACN's educational, research, governmental advocacy,
data collection, publications, and other programs work to
establish quality standards for bachelor's- and graduate-degree
nursing education, assist deans and directors to implement
those standards, influence the nursing profession to improve
health care, and promote public support of baccalaureate
and graduate nursing education, research, and practice.
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CONTACT: Robert Rosseter
(202) 463-6930, x231
rrosseter@aacn.nche.edu
