Pitt School Of Nursing Faculty Inducted Into American Academy Of Nursing

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Article Date: 12 Jun 2009 - 0:00 PDT

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Three faculty members from the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing will be inducted as fellows into the American Academy of Nursing.

Catherine M. Bender, Ph.D., R.N., associate professor, Department of Health and Community Systems; Sandra J. Engberg, Ph.D., R.N., C.R.N.P., associate professor and chairwoman, Department of Health Promotion and Development; and Richard Henker, Ph.D., R.N., professor and vice chairman, Department of Acute and Tertiary Care, were selected by the Academy for their outstanding achievements in the nursing profession.

"Appointment to fellowship is not only recognition of one's accomplishments, but provides these individuals with the opportunity to work with other health care leaders to address current issues," said Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., dean and professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing. "Drs. Bender, Engberg and Henker are the most recent faculty members to be appointed to fellowship, bringing the proportion of fellows at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing to an impressive 25 percent."

Drs. Bender, Engberg and Henker will be formally inducted as fellows with 95 other nurse leaders during the Academy's 36th annual meeting and conference on Nov. 7, in Atlanta.

Founded in 1939, the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education and has been ranked seventh in U.S. News & World Report's 2008 list of "America's Best Graduate Schools." The School also ranked third in the number of research grants and fifth in funding from the National Institutes of Health, placing it among the top 10 in the amount of awards received for the ninth consecutive year.

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University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing