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2002 Nurse Scholar - Bonnie Mowinski Jennings, DNSc, RN, FAAN
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In March, 2002, Dr. Bonnie Jennings concluded an exciting career in the Army. She retired as a Colonel with 32 years of military service. During her final tour of duty, Dr. Jennings worked for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs as the Deputy Director for Health Program Analysis and Evaluation. In that position she transcended military service and disciplinary boundaries to guide the studies and analysis of programs related to the health of the 8.4 million military health system beneficiaries.
Her military career took her to variety of locations and provided her an array of experiences covering clinical practice, education, research, administration, and health policy. Threaded through these opportunities were numerous leadership responsibilities. Her sphere of influence evolved throughout her career, expanding from individual patients to Army-wide programs and policies, and ultimately to a challenging mix of health policy development and analysis for the Department of Defense. She was especially privileged to serve with a wonderful team as the Chief Nurse Executive at Madigan Army Medical Center, a large tertiary care teaching hospital in the Pacific Northwest, with additional responsibility as the Chief Nurse of the Western Regional Medical Command. Madigan was a matrixed organization, focused on providing quality patient care within the financial constraints of the military's managed care system.
Funded by the Army to pursue doctoral education, Bonnie completed her studies at the University of California, San Francisco where she received the distinguished dissertation award. Subsequently, she was selected to complete a one-year military fellowship with the Department of Health and Human Services. Most of her time was spent on the NIH campus with the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR). From 1991-1994 she represented the Department of Defense on the NINR National Advisory Council.
Known as an innovator, provocateur, and motivator, Dr. Jennings is a frequently invited speaker to both military and civilian groups. She is widely published, and maintains an active program of funded research. Her work reflects a balance of scientific rigor, pragmatism, and political realities. Dr. Jennings holds adjunct faculty appointments at both the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the University of Washington. She looks forward to the many experiences that will unfold over the next year as the American Academy of Nursing/American Nurses Foundation/Institute of Medicine Nurse Scholar.
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Last Updated: 8/30/2007, 10:05 AM
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