Tony Umadhay, PhD, CRNA, FAANA, a member of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) since 2001, has been elected to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Nominating (AACN) Committee.
The AACN announced the results for its Board of Directors and Nominating Committee election on Feb. 12, 2024, noting that votes were cast by half of all member deans from the nation’s nursing schools with baccalaureate and higher degree programs. Those elected to the AACN Board of Directors and Nominating Committee will begin their terms of service following the business meeting at AACN’s Deans Annual Meeting on March 25, 2024.
Umadhay is dean and professor at the Barry University School of Nursing. He possesses more than 30 years of progressive clinical and academic nursing expertise and holds the rank of professor in Anesthesiology at Barry. He has taught and administered health programs across disciplines and at various academic levels. A committed nurse leader, Umadhay has served on the Board of Directors and as President of the Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology; as a representative to the Florida Coalition of Advanced Practice Nurses; on the Bylaws and Resolutions Committee of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology; as a member of the National Certification Exam Committee for the National Board of Certification and Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists; and as Treasurer of the Florida Association of Colleges of Nursing. He has been recognized by the University of Santo Tomas Nursing Association International with an Excellence in Nursing Education Award. Umadhay also received Distinguished Alumni recognitions from Florida International University and Barry University.
The AACN is the voice for academic nursing representing more than 865 member schools of nursing at public and private institutions nationwide. AACN works to establish quality standards for nursing education; assists schools in implementing those standards; influences the nursing profession to improve health care; and promotes public support for professional nursing education, research, and practice.