{"id":47779,"date":"2025-07-08T04:33:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T04:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/47779\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T04:33:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T04:33:16","slug":"laura-hays-ph-d-aprn-to-be-inducted-as-fellow-in-the-american-academy-of-nursing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/47779\/","title":{"rendered":"Laura Hays, Ph.D., APRN, to be Inducted as Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Laura Hays, associate professor in the UAMS College of Nursing, will be inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing during an Oct. 18 ceremony at the academy\u2019s annual Health Policy Conference in Washington, D.C.
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July 7, 2025 | Laura Hays, Ph.D., APRN, associate professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing, has been selected as part of the 2025 class of Fellows in the American Academy of Nursing.<\/p>\n

Hays\u2019 induction will take place Oct. 18 during the academy\u2019s annual Health Policy Conference in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

The American Academy of Nursing has more than 3,200 fellows who represent the organization\u2019s mission of advancing health care policy through nursing leadership, innovation and science. Inductees are chosen based on their extraordinary contributions to improving health care in their communities and around the world, the academy says.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will be an honor to be counted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, and I look forward to the innovative partnerships that this fellowship will enable,\u201d Hays said. \u201cThis opportunity to collaborate with nursing leaders is valuable for the ideas, policy solutions and effective models of care that we can implement here in Arkansas.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hays has long served as an advocate for improving the health outcomes of children who are born with rare genetic conditions. She has worked for the past 10 years as a clinical consultant for the Arkansas Department of Health\u2019s Newborn Screening Program, which helps ensure that newborns are tested for dozens of medical conditions that, if left untreated, can affect their physical and mental development or threaten their lives.<\/p>\n

Patricia Cowan, Ph.D., RN, dean of the College of Nursing, said induction into the American Academy of Nursing is considered one of the highest honors in the profession.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am so proud of Dr. Hays for being selected for this prestigious honor,\u201d said Cowan, a 2016 inductee. \u201cHer induction will be a well-deserved recognition of her accomplishments and leadership in the fields of genetics and health care policy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Members of this year\u2019s class represent 12 countries, 42 states and the District of Columbia, according to the academy. Hays is the only Arkansas inductee.<\/p>\n


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