he Institute for Health and Social Equity, Inc. is pleased to announce that Dr. Sherri Johnson Wilson, DNP, MPA, RN, CDP® has been selected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.
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 on advancing the public’s health.
Through a competitive, rigorous application process with nearly 400 applicants, Fellows are selected based on their contributions and impact toward advancing public health.
Before her tenure at Stride, Dr. Wilson was a public health nursing administrator with the Fairfax County Health Department in Virginia. She is a DC Education Policy Fellowship Program graduate with the Institute for Educational Leadership. Dr. Wilson is also the President of the Virginia Nurses Association, an affiliate of the American Nurses Association and the leading professional organization for Virginia’s 118,000 + Registered Nurses. Her exemplary service to community nursing also earned her The Washingtonian’s Excellence in Nursing Award in 2016.
The American Academy of Nursing is a policy organization and an honorific society recognizing nursing’s most accomplished leaders in policy, research, practice, administration, and academia to advance equitable solutions to the nation’s most complex healthcare challenges.
The Academy’s 2023 Fellows represent 40 states, the District of Columbia, and 13 countries. Dr. Wilson 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, D.C., 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 comprise 3,000+ leaders who are experts in policy, research, administration, practice, and academia that champion health and wellness, locally and globally.
For further information about the American Academy of Nursing, visit aannet.org. For individuals interested in attending the Induction Ceremony, visit academypolicyconference.com.