Dr. Martorella inducted into the American Academy of Nursing (October 2022)

Congratulations to Dr. Geraldine Martorella as she was inducted as part of the American Academy of Nursing 2022 Class of New Fellows!

The American Academy of Nursing's approximately 2,900 Fellows are nursing leaders in education, management, practice, and research. Known as one of nursing’s highest honors, an invitation to the American Academy of Nursing Fellowship is a reflection of one’s accomplishments in recognition of their contributions to advance nursing. However, the honor is more than just recognition. Academy Fellows also have a responsibility to contribute their time and energies to the Academy, and to engage with other health leaders outside the Academy in transforming America's health system by enhancing the quality of health and nursing; promoting healthy aging and human development across the life continuum; reducing health disparities and inequalities; shaping healthy behaviors and environments; integrating mental and physical health; and strengthening the nursing and health delivery system, nationally, and internationally.

“This is an incredible accomplishment and milestone in recognition of her contributions to advance nursing,” said College of Nursing Dean Jing Wang, in announcing the honor for Martorella, “This is one of nursing’s highest honors.”

She has been in the forefront of pain management for more than a decade.  Her sustained contributions to clinical practice and policies related to pain management coincide with an enhanced attention to the opioid epidemic. Dr. Martorella developed telehealth approaches contributing to health equity for underserved populations. The applicability and sustainability of her scientific advancements has allowed her to be granted a patent for her intervention. Her scholarly work significantly impacts practice at the national and international levels by promoting a paradigm shift that raises awareness regarding chronic pain. She contributes to the development of interprofessional pain management guidelines through panels such as the American Psychological Association’s Clinical Practice Guideline Development Panel for the treatment of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Adults and the Society of Critical Care Medicine’s ICU Liberation Initiative. She currently conducts two pilot studies testing a brief mindfulness-based intervention and a combination of mindfulness meditation and brain stimulation.

 For more information on the 2022 American Academy of Nursing Class of New Fellows, visit HERE.

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