Jump to content

American Association for Men in Nursing

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from AAMN)

The American Association for Men in Nursing (AAMN) is a professional organization for nurses that works to improve gender inclusion in nursing profession. The AAMN runs an annual award scheme which aims to recognize contributions made to the profession.[1]

The AAMN currently has 64 chapters spread across the US.[2]

History

[edit]

AAMN was established in 1971 by Steve Miller, a nurse, set up a group of like-minded men in Michigan.

However, the Association was later propelled and reorganized by Luther Christman, PhD, RN (1915–2011) In 1981 [3] after Steve Miller left to law school in 1974.[4]

The group claims to have 23,000 members across the USA.

Stated aims

[edit]

The AAMN aims to encourage and support men in nursing.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Awards Program". AAMN. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  2. ^ "Chapter Directory". AAMN. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  3. ^ "AAMN | organizations | Vanderbilt Advantage | School of Nursing | Vanderbilt University". nursing.vanderbilt.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  4. ^ "History". AAMN. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
[edit]