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Elizabeth Riley, DNP, APRN
| | LITTLE ROCK — DNP, APRN, Clinical Associate Professor of Nursing at the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences (UAMS) Elizabeth Riley has been named a Fellow of the National Federation of Nursing (NLN) Academy of Nursing Education.
Riley is one of 20 nurse educators who will be inaugurated into the Academy in a September 30 ceremony at the NLN Education Summit in Las Vegas. The Academy of Nursing Education has over 300 members of her who are affiliated with teaching hospitals, academic institutions and other medical institutions throughout the country.
“I am extremely honored to be selected as a Fellow of the Academy,” Riley said. It provides a platform and I look forward to using this opportunity to network with professional nurse educators at a national level.”
Riley is a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at UAMS, teaching courses covering the basics of nursing for pediatrics and undergraduates. She also serves as the Professional Coordinator for the Master’s Nursing Education Track of the College of Nursing Graduate Program.
“Dr. Riley’s introduction as a Fellow of the Academy is a recognition of her expertise in nursing education. I am lucky to have you.”
The Academy of Nursing Education works to promote excellence in nursing education using the knowledge of those who have made significant contributions to the nursing profession. Fellows are expected to provide visionary leadership and serve as mentors to young and aspiring educators.
UAMS is the state’s only health sciences college, with colleges of medicine, nursing, pharmacy, health professionals, and public health. graduate school; hospital; main campus in Little Rock; Northwest Arkansas regional campus in Fayetteville. A statewide network of regional campuses. Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Jackson T. Stevens Spine Neuroscience Institute, Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, Institute of Psychiatry, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, Translational Research Institute, Digital Seven Institutes of Health & Innovation Labs. UAMS includes UAMS Health, a statewide health care system encompassing all UAMS clinical operations. UAMS is the state’s only adult Level 1 trauma center. UAMS has 3,047 students, 873 medical residents and fellows, and 6 dental residents. The state’s largest public employer with more than 11,000 employees, including her UAMS, its regional campuses, Children of Arkansas, VA Medical Center, and Baptist Health, where she provides care to patients. Includes 1,200 doctors. Visit www.uams.edu or uamshealth.com. Find us on Facebook. twitterYouTube or Instagram.
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