American Academy of Nursing Announces Margaret C. Wilmoth as the National Academy of Medicine Distinguished Nurse Scholar-in-Residence
SILVER SPRING, MD – Margaret “Peggy” Chamberlain Wilmoth, PhD, MSS, RN, FAAN, has been selected as the 2023-2024 National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Distinguished Nurse Scholar-in-Residence. Supported by the American Academy of Nursing (Academy), the American Nurses Association (ANA), and the American Nurses Foundation (Foundation), the Distinguished Nurse Scholar-in-Residence is a year-long immersion experience for an Academy Fellow to leverage their expertise and play a prominent role in health policy at the federal level while engaging in interprofessional collaboration with scholars at NAM.
Operating under a Congressional charter, the National Academy of Medicine, part of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), is a leading institution that provides evidence-based solutions and offers comprehensive policies to advance public health and address health inequities. Through reports, convenings, and thought leadership, NASEM and NAM advance recommendations on critical health issues, bringing them to the forefront of the public’s attention and policymakers’ agendas. The Distinguished Nurse Scholar-in-Residence position provides a crucial nursing perspective to better support the public’s health.
Dr. Wilmoth is a Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing. With an extensive military career, Dr. Wilmoth was the first nurse and woman commanding general of a medical brigade and later promoted to the rank of Major General in the US Army and served as Deputy Surgeon General, US Army Reserve within the Office of the Surgeon General, US Army. In this role she was the first woman and nurse Deputy Surgeon General for the Army Reserve. She also served on the Army Reserve Forces Policy Committee appointed by the Secretary of the Army. Her most recent work has been to examine the health and well-being of military children and to improve policies impacting military families.
Dr. Wilmoth is a Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing. With an extensive military career, Dr. Wilmoth was the first nurse and woman commanding general of a medical brigade and later promoted to the rank of Major General in the US Army and served as Deputy Surgeon General, US Army Reserve within the Office of the Surgeon General, US Army. In this role, she was the first woman and nurse Deputy Surgeon General for the Army Reserve. She also served on the Army Reserve Forces Policy Committee appointed by the Secretary of the Army. Her most recent work has been to examine the health and well-being of military children and to improve policies impacting military families.
“There needs to be more nurse leaders guiding health care policy in this country, which is why the NAM Distinguished Nurse Scholar-in-Residence program is so critical and timely. We are excited that this collaborative opportunity will draw upon Dr. Wilmoth’s expertise to ensure that our military families have the resources they need and deserve,” said Foundation Executive Director Kate Judge.
To learn more about the NAM Distinguished Nurse Scholar-in-Residence program, visit www.aannet.org.