The Academy has long supported immunization as a critical intervention to reduce the incidence of vaccine-preventable disease and promote healthy lives for all people.
Read More
Policy Dialogue, hosted by the Expert Panel on Building Health Care System Excellence, on December 10, 2025.
Register
Science Adds Value for Everyone (SAVE) is the Academy’s comprehensive initiative to demonstrate the value and impact of nursing science – the science of care – to policymakers and the public. SAVE communicates why nursing science is critical to improving the health and well-being of countless lives, and how cuts to federal research agencies that support nursing science have devastating consequences .
Learn More
President Debra Barksdale and CEO Suzanne Miyamoto shared the extremely sad and difficult news that Linda D. Scott, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FADLN, FNAP, FAAN, Immediate Past President of the American Academy of Nursing (Academy) has passed away.
Read MoreThe American Academy of Nursing serves the public by advancing health policy and practice through the generation, synthesis, and dissemination of nursing knowledge. Academy Fellows are inducted into the organization for their extraordinary contributions to improve health locally and globally.
-
3300+
Fellows -
42
Countries
Represented -
52 Years
As I sat down to write the last column of the year, of course, my mind started to travel to the joys of the season. Whether it be distant yet sentimental memories, laughter-filled moments with family or friends, or simply the advertising machine that elevates these emotions in us, it seems to be constantly reinforced that ‘tis the season to be merry.
Read More
President's Message in the September/October edition of Nursing Outlook, written by Linda D. Scott, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FADLN, FNAP, FAAN.
Read More
