Jean Johnson, PhD, RN, FAAN
Chair of the Board
Dr. Jean Johnson, PhD, RN, FAAN is the Senior Associate Dean for Health Sciences at George Washington University and is responsible for numerous health professions programs including the nurse practitioner, emergency health services and physical therapy. She has provided leadership to national nurse practitioner issues as President of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioners as well as President of the American College of Nurse Practitioners. In addition, Dr. Johnson has served on national committees such as the Institute of Medicine’s Future of Primary Care Committee, the Pew-Fetzer Patient Centered Advisory Group, the Health Sector Assembly, The National Capital Area Health Care Coalition, and the Pew Health Professions Commission. Dr. Johnson also serves as the National Program Director for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Partnerships in Training Program. Consistent with her commitment to interdisciplinary education, this program prepared people living in underserved areas to be nurse practitioners, physician assistants and certified nurse midwives. Through this experience and work done at George Washington, Dr. Johnson is an expert on the institutional development of online learning. She has just completed a year as a “Scholar in Residence” at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation working to define a program to address the nursing shortage. Dr. Johnson has worked clinically as a nurse practitioner caring for nursing home residents and underserved communities. She is a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing.
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