Dr. Margaret Moss elected to the Board of Directors, American Academy of Nursing
Dr. Margaret Moss, Associate Professor and Director of the First Nations House of Learning has been elected to the Board of Directors at the American Academy of Nursing.
The American Academy of Nursing (AAN) is a professional organization that generates, synthesizes, and disseminates nursing information in order to improve health policy and practice for the public and nursing profession. The group, founded in 1973, is an autonomous affiliate of the American Nurses Association (ANA). Members of the organization are invited on the basis of leadership and accomplishments and designated as Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN).
Margaret P. Moss is an enrolled member of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation (Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota), and has equal lineage as Canadian Sioux/ Saskatchewan.
“With 574 federally-recognized tribes in the US and hundreds more First Nations, Metis, and Inuit communities in Canada, it is imperative to acknowledge the breadth of backgrounds to provide culturally competent care. I look forward to using my role on the Board to be an advocate for advancing equitable health policies especially for these continually unseen communities.”
Dr. Margaret Moss, Associate Professor, UBC School of Nursing, and Director, First Nations House of Learning.
We congratulate Dr. Moss on this exceptional achievement, where she will contribute to leading the Academy's work in nursing research and providing recommendations improve public health.