School of Nursing Dean Mary Ellen Glasgow will be recognized for her ongoing contributions and professional achievements in health care with her selection into the National Academies of Practice (NAP) as Distinguished Nursing Fellow on April 1 at the NAP Annual Convention that will be held in Washington, D.C.
Fellowship is an honor presented to those who have excelled in their profession and
are devoted to furthering leadership in practice, scholarship, and policy in support
of interprofessional care. Those elected join a distinguished team of professionals
focused on advancing interprofessional health care by fostering collaboration and
advocating for policies in the best interest of individuals and communities.
"I have always been a champion for interprofessional education before it even became
commonplace," says Glasgow. "Interprofessional education promotes collaboration, improves
communication and team building among healthcare teams, and reduces medical errors."
Glasgow was selected as a 2009 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellow
where she led transdisciplinary simulation involving nursing, medicine, and health
professions and quality and safety initiatives. At Drexel, she created the Pathway
to Health Professions Program, a Health Science Degree. While at Duquesne, she has
led the creation of the Biomedical Engineering and Nursing Program and PhD in Nursing
Ethics, both interdisciplinary academic programs.
She is the co-author of four books, two of which have won the American Journal of
Nursing Book-of-the-Year Award, first place, and she has authored over 100 articles
and book chapters and has presented nationally and internationally. She is the recipient
of the Villanova University College of Nursing Alumni Medallion for Distinguished
Contributions to Nursing Education. She was inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy
of Nursing and as an NLN Academy of Nursing Education Fellow.
Glasgow assumed the additional leadership position of Vice Provost for Research at
Duquesne in 2021.
The mission of the NAP is to serve as distinguished professionals advancing interprofessional
healthcare by fostering collaboration and advocating policies in the best interest
of individuals and communities. Election into the prestigious NAP in Nursing is a
lifelong appointment.
NAP is a non-profit organization built to advise governmental bodies on our healthcare
system. Distinguished practitioners and scholars are elected by their peers from 15
different health professions to join the only interprofessional group of health care
practitioners and scholars dedicated to supporting affordable, accessible, coordinated,
and quality health care for all.
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