ONSITE PROGRAM - American Academy of Nursing
ONSITE PROGRAM - American Academy of Nursing
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Peter Buerhaus, PhD, RN, FAAN<br />
PETER BUERHAUS, PHD, RN, FAAN<br />
Peter Buerhaus is a nurse and a healthcare economist. He is the Valere Potter Distinguished<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> at Vanderbilt University School <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong>, and Director <strong>of</strong> the Center<br />
for Interdisciplinary Health Workforce Studies, the Institute for Medicine and Public Health, at<br />
Vanderbilt University Medical Center. From 2000 to 2006, Dr. Buerhaus served as the Senior<br />
Associate Dean for Research at Vanderbilt University School <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong>. Before coming to<br />
Vanderbilt University, Dr. Buerhaus was assistant pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> health policy and management at<br />
Harvard School <strong>of</strong> Public Health (1992-2000) where he developed the Harvard <strong>Nursing</strong> Research<br />
Institute and its post-doctoral program in nursing health services research. During the 1980s he<br />
served as assistant to the chief executive <strong>of</strong>ficer <strong>of</strong> The University <strong>of</strong> Michigan Medical Center’s<br />
seven teaching hospitals (1983-1986) and assistant to the Vice Provost for Medical Affairs, the chief<br />
executive <strong>of</strong> the medical center (1987-1990).<br />
Dr. Buerhaus maintains an active research program involving studies on the economics <strong>of</strong> the<br />
nursing workforce, nurse and physician workforce forecasting, developing and testing measures<br />
<strong>of</strong> hospital quality <strong>of</strong> care, and determining public and provider opinions on issues involving the<br />
delivery <strong>of</strong> health care. Of the nearly 100 articles he has published in peer-reviewed journals, five<br />
publications are designated as “Classics” by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality<br />
(AHRQ) Patient Safety Network. Other publications have ranked among the most widely accessed<br />
articles published in the health policy journal Health Affairs in 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010.<br />
Dr. Buerhaus is co-author <strong>of</strong> the 2008 book The Future <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Nursing</strong> Workforce in the United<br />
States: Data, Trends, and Implications. He has editorial responsibilities with many peer reviewed<br />
health services research and nursing journals, and has advised policy makers and legislators on<br />
nursing workforce policy.<br />
In 2003, Dr. Buerhaus was elected into the National Academies Institute <strong>of</strong> Medicine and since<br />
1994 has been a member <strong>of</strong> the <strong>American</strong> <strong>Academy</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong>. He served on the Advisory<br />
Council <strong>of</strong> the National Institutes <strong>of</strong> Health National Institute <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> Research (2001-2006),<br />
National Quality Forum Steering Committee on <strong>Nursing</strong> Quality Performance Measures (2004-<br />
2005), as a Board <strong>of</strong> Director <strong>of</strong> Sigma Theta Tau International (2001-2005), and as a member <strong>of</strong><br />
The Joint Commission’s <strong>Nursing</strong> Advisory Committee (2003-2010). He serves as an expert advisor<br />
for the Bipartisan Policy Center’s health care workforce initiative.<br />
Dr. Buerhaus earned his baccalaureate degree in nursing from Mankato State University (1976), a<br />
master’s degree in nursing health services administration from The University <strong>of</strong> Michigan (1981),<br />
a doctoral degree from at Wayne State University (1990), and completed a Robert Wood Johnson<br />
Foundation post doctoral faculty fellowship in health care finance at The Johns Hopkins University<br />
from 1991-1992.<br />
On September 30, 2010, Dr. Buerhaus was appointed to Chair the National Health Workforce<br />
Commission, which was established under The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Among<br />
other responsibilities, the Commission (once funded) will provide advice to the Congress and to the<br />
President on national health care workforce policy.