The charge of the AACN/AONL Academic-Practice Advisory Committee is as follows:
- Evaluate emerging challenges impacting the health professions workforce.
- Create a comprehensive guidance document outlining the current state of academic practice partnerships that provide exemplary examples of innovation, financial strategies, and leadership to inform the profession.
- Develop two strategic priorities aimed at strengthening academic-practice partnerships.
This committee, composed of dyads of academic and practice leaders, is being convened to discuss issues and opportunities for collaboration among academic and practice leaders to advance a shared vision for integrating education and practice, leading through our collective strength.
KT Waxman, DNP
Associate Professor and Director, Executive Nurse Leader Program
University of California San Francisco
Dale Beatty, DNP
CNE & VP for Patient Care Services
Stanford Health
Sheila Melander, PhD
Associate Dean of MSN & DPN Faculty & Practice Affairs
University of Kentucky
Kim Tharp-Barrie, DNP
SVP and CNO
Norton Healthcare
Kim Bro, PhD
Dean
Mount Mercy University
Carmen Kleinsmith, MSN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive
Unity Point Health
Susan Dyess, PhD
Chair
Kennesaw State University
Susan Grant, DNP
Executive Vice President and Chief Experience Officer
Wellstar Health System
Renee McLeod, DNP
Dean and Professor of Nursing
Hofstra University
Stefanie Keating, DNP
Practice Partner and Advanced Clinical Provider Educator
Northwell Health
Yolanda Ogbolu, PhD
Dean
University of Maryland School of Nursing
Karen Doyle, DNP
Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief
University of Maryland Medical Center
Joy Parchment, PhD
University of Central Florida
Angela Clark, PhD
President
Barnes-Jewish College
Angelleen Peters-Lewis, PhD
Vice President and COO
Barnes-Jewish College
Grace Buttriss, DNP
CNL Director, Accelerated BSN Program, Charlotte Campus
Northeastern University
Rob Rose, MS
Market Chief CNE
Atrium Health, North Carolina
Kristen Abbott-Anderson, PhD
Dean and Professor
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Rhonda Kazik, DNP
Chief Nurse Executive
Essential Health
Danielle McCamey, DNP
Assistant Dean
Johns Hopkins University
Kathy Rugen, PhD
Nurse Practitioner Consultant
VA Centers of Excellence in Primary Care Education