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Anne Deutsch, PhD, RN, research scientist, Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) recently was inducted as a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN).
This honor — considered one of the highest in all of the nursing profession — recognizes individual accomplishments and, according to AAN, “signifies the power of nursing to transform health and enact positive outcomes."
“It was an amazing experience to be honored by nurses who are leaders from academia and health systems — as well as entrepreneurs whose expertise and contributions I greatly admire,” said Dr. Deutsch. “I feel incredibly fortunate to have received this recognition for doing something that I have loved doing.”
Dr. Deutsch joined our organization in 2005 as a research scientist. The following year, she was part of the team that secured the grant establishing the Midwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System — to this day, she remains director of the SCI Model System Database Project.
In addition, Dr. Deutsch also works on several other projects, including a Catalyst Grant that supports and mentors nurses in developing scholarly writing skills, an Envision 2030 project, a U.S. News & World Report workgroup, and the Rehabilitation Innovation Center work.
In selecting Dr. Deutsch as a fellow, AAN noted her contributions to the wider world of nursing leadership and clinical advancements:
- Serving as editor-in-chief of the Rehabilitation Nursing Journal and editorial board member of Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
- Developing and implementing self-care and mobility data measures.
- Advising many expert panels sponsored by top medical organizations, such as the National Academy of Medicine, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Administration for Community Living, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Systems and Policy Modeling, and the World Health Organization.
- Influencing the implementation of mobility quality measures at the federal level through legislation and agency reporting requirements.
“I appreciate being able to work at an organization that has supported my research interests and truly cares about delivering the best care to persons and families,” she said. “We are focused on advancing the science of recovery and science that informs systems and policies (‘cell to society’) that has a worldwide reach.”