College of Nursing Professor Inducted as Fellow of American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Pictured above from left to right: Mary Ellen Roberts, DNP, RN, APRN, APN-C, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN, president of FAANP; Audrey Darville, PhD, RN, APRN, CTTS, associate professor; Kathy Wheeler, PhD, RN, APRN, NP-C, FNAP, FAANP, primary FAANP sponsor, assistant professor
University of Kentucky College of Nursing Associate Professor Audrey Darville, PhD, APRN, CTTS, FAANP, was recently inducted as a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners at its National Conference in San Antonio, Tx. on June 23.
Dr. Darville was among 88 nurse practitioner leaders nationwide to be selected for the honor, which recognizes nurse practitioner leaders who have made outstanding contributions to health care through NP clinical practice, research, education or policy. Members are described as visionaries committed to the development of imaginative and creative future nurse practitioner leaders. Since 2000, the organization has hosted invitational Think Tanks, where Fellows gather to strategize about the future of the profession, and developed a Mentorship Program that matches NP experts with NP novices.
Dr. Darville has been a family nurse practitioner since 1998 and has been a clinic provider at the Hope Clinic and Pharmacy, a free clinic in Danville, since its inception in 2006. As a certified tobacco treatment specialist with the UK health care system, she works with inpatients, outpatients and employees to provide group and intensive individual tobacco dependence treatment. She also works closely with the Tobacco Policy Research Program at the College of Nursing.
In addition to her induction as a Fellow, Dr. Darville is a member of the Kentucky Coalition of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives (KCNPNM); a member of Sigma Theta Tau and the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT); and chair of the communications committee as well as a member of the policy committee of the Association for the Treatment of Tobacco Use and Dependence (ATTUD).
The American Association of Nurse Practitioners represents the interests of more than 222,000 NPs around the country, advocating for the active role of NPs as providers of high-quality, cost-effective, comprehensive, patient-centered health care. It is the only full-service national professional membership organization for NPs of all specialties. For more information, visit www.aanp.org.
