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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.
Research spotlights how Betty Irene Moore Fellowship redefines health care leadership
Over the years, Betty Irene Moore Fellows have come together at convocation events, building lasting connections as they celebrate milestones, leadership and their shared commitment to advancing health care.
With the right support, nurse scientists don’t just improve health care — they transform it. That impact shines through in a new collection of manuscripts in Nursing Outlook, the official journal of the American Academy of Nursing, showcasing how the Betty Irene Moore Fellowship for Nurse Leaders and Innovators is reshaping the future of nursing leadership.
More than 50 fellows collaborated through writing retreats and monthly sessions to develop "Betty Irene Moore Nurse Leader and Innovator Fellows: Co-Creating a Preferred Future." The result is a compelling collection of scholarship that highlights the fellowship’s core themes — brought to life through real-world innovation, leadership and lived experience.
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.
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