Julie Fairman Named Living Legend
American Academy of Nursing Designates Five Visionaries as Living Legends
We are thrilled to share that our very own member, Dr. Julie Fairman, has been named a Living Legend by the American Academy of Nursing. This prestigious recognition celebrates her exceptional contributions to the nursing profession, health systems, and health policy.
Dr. Fairman, alongside four other distinguished nurse leaders, was honored at the Living Legends Ceremony during the Academy’s Annual Health Policy Conference. These trailblazers exemplify the ingenuity and resolve of nursing, and we are incredibly proud of Julie's impact on our field.
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Please join us in congratulating Dr. Fairman on this well-deserved honor!
Academy’s Highest Honor to be Presented at the Health Policy Conference
July 18, 2024 (Washington, DC) — The American Academy of Nursing (Academy) will officially designate five extraordinary nurse leaders as Living Legends this fall. Drs. Suzanne Bakken, Rita Chow, Julie Fairman, Faye Gary, and Mathy Mezey will be honored at the Living Legends Ceremony held at the Academy’s annual Health Policy Conference, taking place on October 31 – November 2, 2024. These incredible trailblazers exemplify the resolve and ingenuity of the profession and have made significant impacts on health systems and health policy.
“Each year, the Academy has the privilege of selecting outstanding individuals who have made lasting change to improve health and well-being as Living Legends,” said Academy President Linda D. Scott, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FNAP, FAAN. “I am delighted to celebrate these legendary nurses who have transformed the profession’s impact through pioneering evidence with remarkable outcomes. The commitment and passion towards advancing health equity demonstrated throughout their careers is truly outstanding. From publications to presentations, they have demonstrated that sharing nursing knowledge can improve the health of individuals around the globe.”
Drs. Bakken, Chow, Fairman, Gary, and Mezey have generated policy change through innovative thinking, scientific pursuit, and adept leadership to ensure that meaningful health care change is influenced by nursing expertise. They will be honored as 2024 Living Legends, the highest designation given by the Academy.
Julie Fairman, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor of Nursing Emerita, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, is an internationally esteemed historian and nurse scholar who has been instrumental in leading and advancing the scholarship of nursing history as well as shaping its future. Her commitment to promoting health equity is evidenced through her research on nursing’s influence on human and civil rights issues, which elucidated the experiences of nurses of color and the impact of racism within nursing. Additionally, her seminal work explored the dynamics and effects of gender and professional hierarchy on the nursing discipline and was influential in the development of the Nurse Reinvestment Act of 2002. Dr. Fairman also directed the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Future of Nursing Scholars program, which helped shift the paradigm of PhD nursing programs to include a focus on health equity while supporting the PhD nursing pipeline. Her numerous contributions to recording the profession’s history and bringing injustices to light demonstrates her passion for documenting nursing’s impact and her incredible leadership in the field.
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