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A celebrated member of the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing leadership team will be honored this fall for her contributions to the nursing profession through service, education and scholarship.
Jill Terrien, PhD’07, MS’97, ANP-BC, associate professor of nursing and associate dean of interprofessional and community partnerships for the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing at UMass Chan Medical School, has been selected to become a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.
“I feel like this honor is the culmination of my work and my career. It gives credit to my work, acknowledgement and appreciation,” Dr. Terrien said.
The American Academy of Nursing is a policy organization and an honorific society that recognizes nursing’s most accomplished leaders in several areas, including policy, research, practice, administration and academia. Fellows are selected based on their significant contributions and impact to advance the public’s health.
Terrien has two Health Resources and Services Administration grants focusing on nurse practitioner residencies and the New England Preceptor Academy. Her expertise is in population health, curriculum design, academic and community partnerships, and interprofessional education. In 2023, Terrien received the Chancellor’s Medal for Distinguished Service.
Terrien said her induction as a fellow recognizes her contributions to opioid use disorder curriculum and interprofessional curriculum, as well as the many faculty and staff she’s worked with during her career.
“I work with people from diverse backgrounds to create the curriculum and keep it current as a valuable contribution to the entire UMass Chan community,” Terrien said.
Terrien is one of 13 new fellows from Massachusetts and one of four from the UMass system. In all, there are nearly 300 new fellows representing 42 states and Washington, D.C., and 12 countries. Terrien and the other inductees will be recognized at the American Academy of Nursing’s Health Policy Conference in October. Following her induction, Terrien can use the Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, or FAAN, credential, a prestigious recognition in nursing.
