Anne Marie Rafferty
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Anne Marie Rafferty, CBE
, FRCN
is a British
nurse, administrator, academic and researcher. She is currently (as of 2010) Dean of the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King's College London
. She is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing
.
and a D.Phil (Modern History) from the University of Oxford
. She won a Harkness Fellowship to study at the University of Pennsylvania
, where she worked with Dr. Linda Aiken on the role of nursing in the Clinton Administration
's health care reform agenda.
in November 2004. She was previously Professor of Nursing Policy.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, FRCN
Royal College of Nursing
The Royal College of Nursing is a union membership organisation with over 395,000 members in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1916, receiving its Royal Charter in 1928, Queen Elizabeth II is the patron...
is a British
United Kingdom
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nurse, administrator, academic and researcher. She is currently (as of 2010) Dean of the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King's College London
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
. She is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing
Royal College of Nursing
The Royal College of Nursing is a union membership organisation with over 395,000 members in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1916, receiving its Royal Charter in 1928, Queen Elizabeth II is the patron...
.
Education
She holds a B.Sc (Nursing Studies) from Edinburgh University; a M.Phil (Surgery) from the University of NottinghamUniversity of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham is a public research university based in Nottingham, United Kingdom, with further campuses in Ningbo, China and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
and a D.Phil (Modern History) from the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
. She won a Harkness Fellowship to study at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
, where she worked with Dr. Linda Aiken on the role of nursing in the Clinton Administration
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
's health care reform agenda.
Research
Her research interests combine history, health policy and health services research. She was appointed Director, Centre for Policy in Nursing Research at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 1994, and subsequently Head, Health Services Research Unit.Position
She took up the position of Dean of the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King's College LondonKing's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
in November 2004. She was previously Professor of Nursing Policy.