Dean Azita Emami, PhD, MSN, BSN, RNT, RN, FAAN was recently elected to serve on the Board of Directors for The American Academy of Nursing.
The Linda Koch Lorimer Professor of Nursing at the Yale School of Nursing (YSN), Dean Emami brings over 25 years of experience in the field of nursing to the board. Her prolific research includes more than 90 publications in peer-reviewed journals, and she serves as a powerful international advocate for expanding nursing’s role in primary care and for global healthcare access and equity.
Dr. Emami is a trustee of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Yale New Haven Health System, a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine, a member of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering and the Washington State Academy of Sciences, and brings extensive experience serving on boards, including the National Clinical Scholars Program. Since her induction into the Academy in 2012, Dr. Emami has been an active member of the Global Nursing and Health Expert Panel, having served as its Chair.
“The American Academy of Nursing is uniquely positioned among other nursing organizations given its core focus on health policy,” said Dean Emami. “As nurses, we must be powerful and empowered health care advocates on behalf of our profession, our institutions, and most vitally our patients. Therefore, we must develop and make visible the research and knowledge supporting better care for all, and do so with a sense of urgency. The Academy is equipped to do this work and I look forward to our collective impact to improve health equity.”
About the American Academy of Nursing
The 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. With more than 3,000 Fellows, the Academy represents nursing’s most accomplished leaders in policy, research, administration, practice, and academia.