Deborah Trautman ’04, PhD, Public Policy, Named CEO of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing

On Thursday, April 24, Deborah Trautman ’04, PhD, Public Policy, was named Chief Executive Officer of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). AACN represents 750 member schools of nursing at public and private institutions nationwide, and its educational, research, governmental advocacy, data collection, publications, and other programs work to establish quality standards for bachelor’s and graduate degree nursing education.

“I’m honored and excited to take the helm of this important and respected organization,” Trautman said in an AACN press release announcing her appointment. “My goal is to bolster AACN’s longtime mission of finding new ways to improve the quality of nursing care by re-envisioning traditional nursing roles, strengthening nursing education programs, and striving to create a more highly educated nursing workforce.”

Dr. Trautman received her BSN from West Virginia Wesleyan College, an MSN from the University of Pittsburgh, and a PhD in health policy from the UMBC’s Department of Public Policy. For more on her appointment, click here.

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