American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
Deborah Trautman has a wealth of experience in healthcare and nursing leadership. Deborah most recently served as the Chief Executive Officer of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) since 2014. Prior to that, they held the position of Executive Director of the Center for Health Policy and Healthcare Transformation at Johns Hopkins Hospital from 2009 to 2014. Earlier in their career, they were a Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellow in the United States House of Representatives. Deborah also worked at Johns Hopkins Medicine Howard County Hospital as the Vice President of Patient Care in 2007, and they began their career at Johns Hopkins Hospital as the Director of Nursing, a position they held from 1993 until 2007.
Deborah Trautman earned their PhD in Health Policy from the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Prior to that, they obtained their Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from the University of Pittsburgh and their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from West Virginia Wesleyan College. No specific dates are mentioned for the completion of their MSN and BSN degrees.
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American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is the national voice for academic nursing education. AACN works to establish quality standards for nursing education; assists schools in implementing those standards; influences the nursing profession to improve health care; and promotes public support for professional nursing education, research, and practice. Values: In all of AACN's programs and services, continuous attention is directed to core principles: • Respecting and including diversity of opinion, experience, and culture. • Open and responsive communication • Quality, efficiency, and accountability in the implementation and evaluation of activities • Positioning through integrity Membership: AACN today represents 825 member schools of nursing at public and private universities and senior colleges nationwide. These schools offer a mix of baccalaureate, graduate, and post-graduate programs. The dean or chief nurse administrator serves as the representative to AACN, though the association serves all members of the academic unit. For more information about AACN, visit www.aacnnursing.org/about.