Deborah Trautman ’80, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN, is receiving an honorary Doctorate of Science. She is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Formerly the Executive Director of the Center for Health Policy and Healthcare Transformation at Johns Hopkins Hospital, she has held clinical and administrative leadership positions at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the Johns Hopkins Medical. She served as the Vice President of Patient Care Services for Howard County General Hospital and the Director of Nursing for Emergency Medicine at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Trautman also held a joint appointment at the Special Medical Advisory Group. In addition, she is the program director of the New Careers in Nursing project, and serves as the Interprofessional Education Collaborative Treasurer/Secretary since 2015. She continues to serve on the National Academies of Science, Global Forum, and Envisioning the Future of Health Professional Education. An advisory member, she is past chair for Academy Health’s Interdisciplinary Research Interest Group on Nursing Issues. She is also a 2007/2008 Robert Johnson Health Policy Fellow who worked for the Honorable Nancy Pelosi. Dr. Trautman received a BSN in 1980 from Wesleyan, an MSN from the University of Pittsburgh, and a Ph.D. in Health Policy from the University of Maryland. In 2018, she was presented the Alumni Achievement Award from the College for her career achievements.
Commencement Program (May 4, 2019)
PLM 5/14/2019