Part of the “Conversations with GIA,” Series, sponsored by Grantmakers in Aging
Please join Sue Hassmiller, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF’s) senior adviser for nursing, and Dr. Tara Cortes, Executive Director at the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, on a webinar to learn about RWJF’s Future of Nursing Scholars program. This program is creating a diverse cadre of PhD prepared nurses who are committed to long-term leadership careers; advancing science and discovery through research; strengthening nursing education; and furthering transformational change in nursing and health care. On the webinar, Dr. Hassmiller will share her vision for expanding the program’s funders community and also the research implications of its scholars to expand into the field of gerontological studies. As the baby boomers age and require more service in our long term care facilities, our system will need more nurse leaders ready to ensure that the care they receive will be of the highest quality.
Presenters:
Susan Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN, who joined the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) in 1997, is presently the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation senior adviser for nursing. In this role, she shapes and leads the Foundation’s nursing strategies in an effort to create a higher quality of care in the United States for people, families and communities. Drawn to the Foundation’s “organizational advocacy for the less fortunate and underserved,” Hassmiller is helping to assure that RWJF's commitments in nursing have a broad and lasting national impact.
Tara Cortes is recognized for her distinguished career spanning executive leadership, nursing education, research and practice. She is currently the Executive Director of the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, and a Professor in Geriatric Nursing at the New York University College of Nursing.