Hoskins named a Fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners - The University of Iowa College of Nursing

Hoskins named a Fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Brenda Hoskins, DNP, ARNP, GNP-BC, was inducted as a Fellow of the AANP (FAANP) on Saturday, June 20, 2009 during the AANP national conference at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

The FAANP program was established in 2000 to recognize nurse practitioner leaders who have made outstanding contributions to health care through nurse practitioner clinical practice, research, education, or policy. Priority initiatives of FAANP are the development of leadership and mentorship programs for nurse practitioners and nurse practitioner students. Fellows of the AANP are visionaries committed to the global advancement of nursing through the development of imaginative and creative future nurse practitioner leaders, and as such, hold an annual think tank to strategize about the future of nurse practitioners and health care outside the confines of traditional thinking. A limited number of nurse practitioners are selected for this highly coveted distinction each year.

Dr. Hoskins will continue the tradition of contributing to the mission of the AANP and promoting the role of the nurse practitioner. Currently, she has a primary care geriatrics practice in the Grinnell, IA area as well as a full time role as an Assistant Clinical Professor at The University of Iowa College of Nursing in Iowa City.

AANP was founded in 1985 and is the oldest, largest, and only full-service national professional organization for nurse practitioners of all specialties. AANP represents the interests of the approximate 125,000 nurse practitioners around the country. AANP continually advocates for the active role of nurse practitioners as providers of high-quality, cost-effective and personalized healthcare. For more information about AANP, visit www.aanp.org.

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