[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 98 (Monday, June 23, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1053]
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                     TRIBUTE TO DR. ADA SUE HINSHAW

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                         HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 23, 2014

  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Dr. Ada Sue 
Hinshaw, who is retiring as Dean of the Daniel K. Inouye Graduate 
School of Nursing of the Uniformed Services University of the Health 
Sciences (USUHS), which I am proud to have located in my Congressional 
district.
  Dr. Hinshaw was named Dean by USUHS President Charles Rice in June 
2008 and has led the School through a period of enormous change and 
growth. Her deanship is the capstone of a lifelong commitment to her 
profession, her colleagues, her patients, and the science and 
scholarship of nursing and health care. USUHS and her field have been 
transformed by her energy, wise stewardship, and insightful mentorship.
  Dr. Hinshaw has numerous significant accomplishments. She developed a 
close working relationship with the chiefs of the Nurse Corps of the 
military services, which was reflected by their decision to include the 
dean of the GSN as a regular member of the Federal Nursing Service 
Chiefs. She strengthened the academic rigor of the Advanced Practice 
Nursing programs and skillfully managed the transition of those 
programs from the Master's degree to the Doctor of Nursing Practice 
degree.
  Dr. Hinshaw recruited key faculty members to strengthen research 
programs, developed a partnership with the Department of Veterans 
Affairs in patient safety, and oversaw the successful reaccreditation 
of a number of GSN academic programs. She developed a highly successful 
model of shared governance, initiated the Behavioral Health advanced 
practice nursing program, and met the Air Force's need for an accession 
program for CRNAs. Moreover, Dr. Hinshaw closely collaborated with 
School of Medicine Dean Arthur Kellermann to develop an innovative 
inter-professional education program that will ensure that USUHS leads 
the health professions' integration in academic health care education 
and research.
  Throughout her career, Dr. Hinshaw has conducted nursing research 
focusing on quality care, patient outcomes, measurement of such 
outcomes, and building positive work environments for nurses while 
ensuring patient safety. She has given hundreds of presentations and 
her findings have been widely published. In addition, she has served on 
numerous scientific advisory committees and task forces and has been a 
visiting professor at many schools of nursing.
  Dr. Hinshaw has held many leadership positions during her career. She 
was dean/professor at the University of Michigan School of Nursing 
(1994-2006). She was the first permanent director of the National 
Center for Nursing Research and the first director of the National 
Institute of Nursing Research at the National Institutes of Health 
(1987-94). President of the American Academy of Nursing from 1991-2001, 
she is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies 
and on the Institute's Governing Council. She co-chaired a study 
entitled Keeping Patients Safe: Transforming the Work Environment for 
Nurses (2004), and served as Scholar-in-Residence at the Institute 
(2006-07). She also chaired the Institute of Medicine committee that 
examined the safety of the federal childhood immunization schedule.
  The recipient of 13 honorary doctoral degrees, Dr. Hinshaw received a 
Ph.D. and M.A. in sociology from the University of Arizona, an M.S.N. 
from Yale University, and a B.S. from the University of Kansas.
  Dr. Hinshaw was named a ``Living Legend'' in a career-capping honor 
at the American Academy of Nursing's 38th Annual Meeting. She has been 
a leader in the Academy since her induction as a Fellow in 1978 and 
served as President in 2001.
  As Dr. Hinshaw prepares to embark on the next stage of her life, I 
ask my colleagues to join me in thanking her for her service to the 
Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing. We are grateful to her for 
her wise counsel, scholarly contribution, and her dedication to the 
service of our nation.

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