Dr. Margaret Moss named member of the National Academy of Medicine
Dr. Margaret Moss, Professor, School of Nursing, and Director, First Nations House of Learning, was named among this year's new Members of the US National Academy of Medicine (NAM) on October 17, 2022. Election to NAM is considered one of the highest honours in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.
For exemplary leadership in nursing, law, and Indigenous health inequities as the only American Indian nurse with a Ph.D. and J.D. Director of the First Nation’s House of Learning at University of British Columbia, she co-led the Indigenous Strategic Plan, one of the few in North American universities, launched to a global audience, and published the first nursing text on American Indian Health.
Visit the School of Nursing website to read the full announcement.