John J. Gallagher, trauma program manager for traumatology, surgical critical care, and emergency surgery in PSOM, was elected secretary of the National Board of Directors of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN). The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is the largest specialty-nursing organization in the world. Dr. Gallagher, who joined the board last year, is an expert in respiratory monitoring and mechanical ventilation as well as intra-abdominal hypertension/compartment syndrome. He also serves as a reviewer for the American Journal of Critical Care.