Washington, D.C.—R. Kevin Mallinson, Ph.D., RN, assistant professor in the Department of Nursing at Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies—a part of Georgetown University Medical Center, has been selected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN).
Mallinson currently serves as principal investigator on a grant to build nursing workforce capacity in Africa related to HIV/AIDS. The $2.5 million project is funded by the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and administered by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration.
Called Nurses SOAR! [Strengthening Our AIDS Response], the project enhances the ability of nurses to deliver critical HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care services through leadership development, grief support, and incorporation of HIV/AIDS content into nursing school curricula. Mallinson oversees the project, which includes colleagues at Georgetown, the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, and sites in South Africa, Lesotho, and Swaziland.
“I was honored to be nominated for the academy by my colleagues because it represents their appreciation for my contributions to nursing in the HIV/AIDS pandemic, particularly my focus on alleviating the adverse impact of AIDS-related multiple losses on survivors,” Mallinson said. “As a fellow of the academy, I will have valuable opportunities to influence health policy development on both a national and a global scale.”
Selection criteria for academy membership include evidence of significant contributions to nursing and health care. Each nominee must be sponsored by two current academy fellows. Selection is based, in part, on the extent to which the nominee’s nursing career influences health policies for the benefit of all Americans or contributes significantly to the knowledge base of the nursing profession.
The academy is made up of more than 1,500 nursing leaders in education, management, practice, and research. Leadership positions held by academy fellows include university presidents, chancellors, and deans; state and federal political appointees; hospital chief executives and vice presidents for nursing; researchers and entrepreneurs; and practicing nurses. The induction ceremony for new fellows will occur at the November 2008 annual meeting of the academy, held this year in Scottsdale, Ariz.
“Kevin has created a body of work that extends to Africa and exemplifies our school’s mission to improve the health and well-being of all people,” said NHS Dean Bette Jacobs, also a fellow. “Selection as a fellow recognizes his advancement of the nursing profession here and abroad. We congratulate him on this prestigious achievement.”
About the School of Nursing & Health Studies
Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies—a part of Georgetown University Medical Center—translates science into outcomes that benefit the public’s health. NHS lives its mission “to improve the health and well being of all people” through innovative educational and research programs. The school houses a multi-million dollar research portfolio and includes the Departments of Health Systems Administration, Human Science, International Health, and Nursing, as well as the Center on Health and Education and—in partnership with Georgetown University Law Center—the Linda and Timothy O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law. Visit nhs.georgetown.edu.
About Georgetown University Medical Center
Georgetown University Medical Center is an internationally recognized academic medical center with a three-part mission of research, teaching and patient care (through our partnership with MedStar Health). Our mission is carried out with a strong emphasis on public service and a dedication to the Catholic, Jesuit principle of cura personalis—or “care of the whole person.” The Medical Center includes the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing & Health Studies, both nationally ranked, the world-renowned Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, and the Biomedical Graduate Research Organization (BGRO), home to 60 percent of the university’s sponsored research funding.
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