Associate professor inducted as an inaugural fellow of organization that strives to establish a robust and diverse workforce to help transform communities to achieve health equity for all.
The University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON)’s Bridgitte Gourley, DNP ’08, FNP-BC, FACU, associate professor; director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) specialty; and co-director of the University of Maryland, Baltimore Center for Interprofessional Education, has been inducted as an inaugural fellow of the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU).
The ACU is a multidisciplinary organization that strives to establish a robust and diverse workforce to help transform communities to achieve health equity for all. Its mission is to lead advocacy, clinical, operational, and equity excellence to develop and support clinicians and the health care workforce caring for America’s underserved communities.
“What I really love about ACU is its enduring focus on health care equity and justice for patients who have been marginalized and its support of the team of professionals that make the care happen every day in communities of need,” Gourley said. “As clinicians we can sometimes forget that it’s not just about what happens in the exam room; there are so many people who help make that visit possible.”