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News Release
Minnick Appointed to U.S. DHHS National Advisory Council of Nurse Education and Practice (10/12/06)
Nashville, TN -- U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Levitt has appointed Vanderbilt University School of Nursing's Ann Minnick, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., to the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice (NACNEP).
Minnick, who is the Julia Eleanor Chenault Professor of Nursing at VUSN, will join the Council this fall and serve through the end of 2010. The NACNEP advises the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Congress on policy issues including nurse workforce supply, education and practice improvement.
"Ann is an accomplished health services researcher who will bring significant experience and insight into this advisory role," said Colleen Conway-Welch, Ph.D., Nancy and Hilliard Travis Professor of Nursing and Dean of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing.
Minnick has led numerous national grants that have influenced the environment of nursing practice and helped advance the nursing profession. She has consulted with education and service institutions as well as state, federal and international projects. She is the author or more than 70 articles and research reports. She has held a variety of academic, service and research positions. Her current research concerns are issues related to health service delivery, nursing human resources and patient-centered care.
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing is committed to academic excellence and innovation in nursing education; clinical research, patient care, and advance practice delivery systems for nurses and the entire healthcare workforce. More information about the school is available online at: http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/nursing
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