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The Betty Irene Moore Fellowship for Nurse Leaders and Innovators is a national program to develop the next generation of nurse leaders and innovators. The fellowship program recognizes and advances early- to mid-career nursing scholars and innovators with high potential to accelerate leadership in nursing-science research, practice, education, policy and entrepreneurship. Betty Irene Moore Fellows develop skills and confidence in leadership and innovation improving health care delivery and advancing health.
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation funded five cohorts of fellows, with the fifth cohort concluding its three-year program on June 30, 2027. For more information, email the national program office at NurseLeaderFellows@health.ucdavis.edu.
Betty Irene Moore Fellowship celebrates record year at American Academy of Nursing conference
Betty Irene Moore Fellows Joan Carpenter, Maya Clark-Cutaia, Lisa Duffy, Jean Edward, Lenette Jones, Erica Liebermann, Heather Nelson-Brantley, M. Rebecca O'Connor, Donna-Marie Palakiko and Kimberly Powell were inducted Oct. 18 as fellows of the American Academy of Nursing.
Ten nurse leaders from the Betty Irene Moore Fellowship for Nurse Leaders and Innovators program were inducted as fellows of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) during the academy’s annual conference Oct. 16-18 in Washington, D.C. This marks the largest group of inductees from the program to date, underscoring the program’s growing impact on the future of nursing leadership.
Since the fellowship’s launch in 2020, a total of 29 fellows from the program’s five cohorts, along with one Fellowship National Advisory Council member and two program faculty members, have been inducted as AAN fellows.
Betty Irene Moore Fellows gather in nation's capital for sixth annual Convocation
Betty Irene Moore Fellows gathered in Washington, D.C. for Convocation 2025. They were joined for two days by nurses from the Hillman Scholars in Nursing Innovation and grantees of The Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation.
For the first time since its launch, the national program office for the Betty Irene Moore Fellowship for Nurse Leaders and Innovators held its annual Convocation June 25-30 in Washington, D.C.
Fellows were joined for two days of the event by nurses from the Hillman Scholars in Nursing Innovation and grantees of The Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation. Shared activities focused on the intersection of policy, politics and nursing innovation.
The gathering also marked the completion of the program for the 2022 cohort of Betty Irene Moore Fellows.
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