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Carolyn Yucha Receives 2011 AACN Advocate of the Year Award
Dr. Carolyn Yucha, Dean of the University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Nursing, was distinguished with the AACN Advocate of the Year Award at this year’s Spring Annual Meeting.
Pictures from AACN’s 2012 Spring Congressional Reception Now Available
Guests of honor included Rep. Lois Capps, RN (D-CA), Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD), Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC), Rep. Maize Hirono (D-HI), Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, RN (D-TX), and Rep. Walter B. Jones (R-NC).
CMS Announces Solicitation for Proposals on GNE Demonstration Program
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the solicitation for proposals for the Graduate Nurse Education (GNE) demonstration program (Sec. 5509). AACN’s CEO Polly Bednash was invited to participate in the public announcement held this morning with Marilyn Tavenner, Acting Administrator for CMS, and Mary Wakefield, Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration. As the only national nursing organization asked to help unveil the call for proposals, AACN was honored to take part in this important announcement along with two of the nation’s most distinguished nursing leaders. This new investment of federal dollars in the education of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) is a significant development for nursing, and AACN is dedicated to the success of this program.
