Nursing Professor AJ Jadalla Selected as Fellow of American Academy of Nursing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
7/2/23
Dr. Ahlam Jadalla, PhD, MSN, RN from the School of Nursing has been selected to be Inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing
Long Beach, CA — California State University, Long Beach is pleased to announce that Ahlam Jadalla, PhD, MSN, RN, has been selected to be a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (Academy). Ahlam is a Professor of Nursing at CSULB. Induction into the Academy is a significant milestone in a nurse leader’s career in which their accomplishments are honored by their colleagues within and outside the profession. Fellows are selected based on their contributions and impact to advance the public’s health.
The Academy is a policy organization and an honorific society that recognizes nursing's most accomplished leaders in policy, research, practice, administration, and academia to advance equitable solutions to the nation’s most complex health care challenges. Academy Fellows, from over 40 countries, hold a wide variety of influential roles in health care. Induction into the Fellowship represents more than recognition of one's accomplishments within the nursing profession. Fellows contribute their collective expertise to the Academy, engaging with health leaders nationally and globally to improve health and achieve health equity by impacting policy through nursing leadership, innovation, and science.
Through a competitive, rigorous application process, the Academy’s Fellow Selection Committee reviewed has selected only 253 candidates for the 2023 Fellows. The 2023 Fellows represent 40 states, the District of Columbia, and 13 countries.
Ahlam and the 2023 inductees will be recognized for their substantial, sustained, and significant contributions to health and health care at the Academy’s annual Health Policy Conference, taking place on October 5 – 7, 2023 in Washington, DC during the Induction Ceremony on the evening of October 7. This is a historic year for the Academy as the organization is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Once the newest Fellows are inducted, the Academy will be comprised of more than 3,000 leaders who are experts in policy, research, administration, practice, and academia that champion health and wellness, locally and globally.
Learn more about the Academy and visit the policy conference website for more details. For individuals interested in attending the Induction Ceremony, tickets can be purchased online.
About the American Academy of Nursing
The American Academy of Nursing serves the public by advancing health policy and practice through the generation, synthesis, and dissemination of nursing knowledge. Academy Fellows are inducted into the organization for their extraordinary contributions to improve health locally and globally. With more than 2,900 Fellows, the Academy represents nursing’s most accomplished leaders in policy, research, administration, practice, and academia.
