IOM Distinguished Nurse Scholar-in-Residence Program

The IOM Distinguished Nurse Scholar-in-Residence program, supported by the Academy, the American Nurses Association (ANA), and the American Nurses Foundation (ANF), provides a year-long leadership opportunity in health policy at the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (IOM). Initiated in 1992, this program is designed as an immersion experience to facilitate nurse leaders engaging in a prominent role in health policy development at the national level and their interaction with other health fellows and scholars.

As part of the program, the nurse scholar develops a policy-oriented paper based on her/his area of study or actively participates in an IOM study related to her/his area of expertise. Additionally, nurse scholars bring issues of special interest in nursing to the greater public and policy attention.

2013-2014 IOM Distinguished Nurse Scholar Application