Patricia Stone Selected for Induction Into Sigma’s Prestigious International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame

Columbia Nursing’s Patricia Stone, PhD, Centennial Professor of Health Policy, will be inducted in July, by Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma), into the 2019 International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame. According to Sigma’s website, the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame (Hall of Fame) recognizes nurse researchers who have achieved significant and sustained national or international recognition and whose research has improved the profession and the people it serves.

Hall of Fame honorees are inducted annually at Sigma’s International Nursing Research Congress where nearly 1,000 nurse researchers, students, clinicians, and leaders learn from evidence-based research presentations. Inductees represent countries spanning the globe, including: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Mexico, Republic of Korea, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, and the United States.

“We congratulate Pat on her outstanding and significant contributions to research and to advancing and improving the public’s health,” said Lorraine Frazier, PhD, dean of Columbia University School of Nursing and Senior Vice President of the Columbia University Irving Medical Center.