Kimberly Trout, assistant professor of women’s health and director of the nurse-midwifery track at Penn Nursing, and Linda A. Jacobs, founding and current director of the development of cancer survivorship clinical programs, research and education initiatives at Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center, will be inducted as 2019 Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN). 

Fellow selection criteria includes evidence of significant contributions to nursing and health care, and sponsorship by two current AAN fellows. Applicants are reviewed by a panel comprised of elected and appointed fellows, and selection is based, in part, on the extent the nominee’s nursing career has influenced health policies and the health and well-being of all.  Academy fellows include hospital and government administrators, college deans and renowned scientific researchers. The newest addition of fellows within this class represents 38 states, the District of Columbia and 17 countries.

Inductees will be honored at a ceremony during the AAN’s annual policy conference, “Transforming Health, Driving Policy,” taking place October 24-26, in Washington, DC.