Congratulations to Kari A. Mastro, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, director of Professional Practice, Innovation, and Research at Penn Medicine Princeton Health, who has been selected to be a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.
Induction into the Academy is a significant milestone in a nurse leader’s career. Fellows are selected based on their contributions and impact to advance the public’s health.
The Academy recognizes nursing's most accomplished leaders in policy, research, practice, administration, and academia. Academy Fellows, from nearly 40 countries, hold a wide variety of influential roles in health care. Induction represents more than just recognition of one's accomplishments within the nursing profession. Fellows contribute their collective expertise to the Academy, engaging with health leaders nationally and globally to improve health and achieve health equity by impacting policy through nursing leadership, innovation, and science.
Mastro, who began her current role at Princeton Health in November 2019, has more than 30 years of operational and clinical experience in nursing, serving in senior leadership roles in community and academic medical centers. Mastro has received numerous awards for her work; is well published in the field of nursing leadership, healthcare, and patient- and family-centered care, and speaks nationally and internationally on these topics.
“This is the highest honor in the nursing profession, and so well-deserved,” said Sheila Kempf, RN, PhD, NEA-BC, Princeton Health’s retired chief nursing officer. “Kari Mastro’s leadership has been instrumental in creating a structure at Princeton Health that encourages nurse-led research and innovation to advance high-quality, patient-centered clinical care.”
Mastro said she is excited for the opportunity to build on previous work in her career to support a patient- and family-centered approach to safe care and quality health outcomes for children.
“As a Fellow, I plan to serve on the Expert Panel on Child, Adolescent and Family to participate in the development of health policy assuring health equity,” Mastro said. “I will work across expert panels to ensure inclusion of diverse expertise and thought when developing evidence-based innovations and transforming health policy and practice.”
The 2022 inductees will be recognized for their significant contributions to health and health care at the Academy’s annual Health Policy Conference to be held October 27 through 29 in Washington, D.C.