Kari Mastro Selected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing

Kari A. Mastro, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, Director of Professional Practice, Innovation and Research at Penn Medicine Princeton Health, has been selected to be a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.

Induction into the Academy is a significant milestone in a nurse leader’s career in which their accomplishments are honored by their colleagues within and outside the profession. Fellows are selected based on their contributions and impact to advance the public’s health.

The Academy recognizes nursing's most accomplished leaders in policy, research, practice, administration, and academia. Academy Fellows, from nearly 40 countries, hold a wide variety of influential roles in health care. Induction into the Fellowship represents more than recognition of one's accomplishments within the nursing profession. Fellows contribute their collective expertise to the Academy, engaging with health leaders nationally and globally to improve health and achieve health equity by impacting policy through nursing leadership, innovation, and science.

Dr. Mastro, who began her current role at Princeton Health in November 2019, has more than 30 years of operational and clinical experience in nursing, serving in senior leadership roles in community and academic medical centers. Dr. Mastro has received numerous awards for her work, is well published in the field of nursing leadership, healthcare, and patient- and family-centered care, and speaks nationally and internationally on these topics. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The Catholic University of America, Master of Science in Nursing from Seton Hall University, and PhD in Nursing from the University of Colorado with a concentration in Health Systems Research. Her program of research is focused on patient- and family-centered care and its effect on clinical outcomes, quality and safety, and health system operations.

“This is the highest honor in the nursing profession, and so well deserved,” said Sheila Kempf, RN, PhD, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Officer at Princeton Health. “Kari Mastro’s leadership has been instrumental in creating a structure at Princeton Health that encourages nurse-led research and innovation to advance high-quality, patient-centered clinical care.”

Dr. Mastro said induction into the Academy was a professional goal, and she is excited for the opportunity to build on previous work in her career to support policies focusing on a patient- and family-centered approach to safe care and quality health outcomes for children.

“As a Fellow, I plan to serve on the Expert Panel on Child, Adolescent and Family to participate in the development of health policy assuring health equity,” Dr. Mastro said. “I will work across expert panels to ensure inclusion of diverse expertise and thought when developing evidence-based innovations and transforming health policy and practice.”

Through a competitive, rigorous application process, the Academy’s Fellow Selection Committee reviewed a record number of applications, representing a 30-percent increase from the previous year, to select the 2022 Fellows. The 2022 Fellows represent 35 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and 17 countries.

The 2022 inductees will be recognized for their significant contributions to health and health care at the Academy’s annual Health Policy Conference, taking place October 27-29, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Once the newest Fellows are inducted, the Academy will comprise more than 3,000 leaders who are experts in policy, research, administration, practice, and academia that champion health and wellness, locally and globally.

Visit the policy conference website for more details. For individuals interested in attending the Induction Ceremony, tickets can be purchased online.

About the American Academy of Nursing
The American Academy of Nursing serves the public by advancing health policy and practice through the generation, synthesis, and dissemination of nursing knowledge. Academy Fellows are inducted into the organization for their extraordinary contributions to improve health locally and globally. With more than 2,900 Fellows, the Academy represents nursing’s most accomplished leaders in policy, research, administration, practice, and academia.

About Penn Medicine Princeton Health
Penn Medicine Princeton Health is one of the most comprehensive healthcare systems in New Jersey, providing acute care hospital services through Princeton Medical Center; behavioral healthcare through Princeton House Behavioral Health; in-home nursing, rehabilitation and hospice care; primary and specialty care through Princeton Medicine Physicians; ambulatory surgery and wellness services. For more information, visit www.princetonhcs.org. Princeton Health is part of the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS), which, together with the University of Pennsylvania’s Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine, forms Penn Medicine, one of the world’s leading academic medical centers, dedicated to the related missions of medical education, biomedical research and excellence in patient care.

Contact:
Andy Williams, 609-695-6173 (mobile)
andrew.williams3@pennmedicine.upenn.edu