Published on: 11/4/2008

MIAMI — Jacqueline L. Gonzalez, ARNP, MSN, FAAN, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer at Miami Children’s Hospital, has been elected to serve on the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) Fellow Selection Committee for 2009 to 2012.

AAN was established in 1973 under the auspices of the American Nurses Association to provide visionary leadership to the nursing profession and the public in shaping future healthcare policy and practice. Today the association is comprised of approximately 1,500 Fellows, who were chosen based on their leadership in nursing education, management, practice and research.

Ms. Gonzalez, who became an AAN Fellow in 2005, will participate in the selection of future Fellows. The criteria for selection requires evidence of outstanding and broad contributions to nursing and healthcare, as well as evidence of strong potential for continuing influence on nursing practice and health policy.

Ms. Gonzalez resides in Kendall.
 

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For more than 75 years, Nicklaus Children's Health System has stood as a beacon of hope for children and families across the state of Florida and beyond. Nicklaus Children's Hospital is South Florida's #1 nonprofit, freestanding specialty licensed hospital exclusively for children. Nicklaus Children's provides pediatric care across a growing network of hospital and community-based partnerships, including care within NCH North Hospital in Naples, Jupiter Medical Center, select Baptist Health Hospital pediatric emergency units, and Nicklaus Children's Hospital Fort Lauderdale and Nicklaus Children's Hospital Coral Springs each located on the campuses of Broward Health. The hospitals and their network of more than 35 outpatient care locations offer lifesaving care in Miami-Dade, Broward, Martin and Palm Beach counties. outpatient locations include an array of urgent care, pediatric primary care and subspecialty care centers and are either hospital-based or outpatient locations under Nicklaus Children's Pediatric Specialists, LLC (NCPS).Providing a pipeline of future physicians and groundbreaking research, Nicklaus Children's is an academic and clinical affiliate of the Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. Nicklaus Children's is home to centers of excellence including the Helen & Jacob Shaham Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute, the Nicklaus Children's Orthopedic, Sports Medicine and Spine Institute, Nicklaus Children's Neuroscience Institute and Nicklaus Children's Heart Institute. The 474-bed system is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine, with many programs routinely ranked among the nation's best by U.S. News & World Report since 2008. Nicklaus Children's also includes a nonprofit physician practice subsidiary with more than 40 pediatric specialties and an ambulatory surgery center. For more information, visit nicklauschildrens.org.