PhD, 1996, University of Pennsylvania

Biographical Sketch

Dr. Beth Ann Swan is Associate Director of the Office of International Programs for the School of Nursing. Dr. Swan has held several positions with the University of Pennsylvania, at HUP and the School of Nursing. Most recently she held a Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Campbell Collaboration with the goal of learning international systematic review processes. She also participated in the development of a National Science Foundation proposal to create an international digital library (IDL) and test its application with evidence in global health.

Currently, she is a member of the WHO Primary Review Panel, Strengthening the Evidence Base on Effective Nursing and Midwifery Services: A Preliminary Global Framework and serves as the Project Director to develop the WHO e-Community, a worldwide discussion forum, for systematically reviewing the evidence for nursing and midwifery services and identifying evidenced-based practices in collaboration with WHO Nursing Collaborating Center representatives. This virtual evidence based center is one of the terms of reference for the Penn's School of Nursing WHO Collaborating Center for Nursing and Midwifery Leadership.

Dr. Swan is Secretary and Board Member of the American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN). She is the P.I. for a Specialty Nursing Association Partners in Geriatric Implementation Grant, The Atlantic Philanthropies (USA) Inc. Nurse Competence in Aging. Beth Ann received the 1996 New Investigator Award from the American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing. She was honored for her community service with the 1998 Community Service Award, F.J. Myers TOTS Program and the 1998 Community Service Award, F.J. Myers Youth Access Center Advisory Council. Dr. Swan was a mentor with the Helene Fuld Trust Fellowship Program, New York University. In 2002, she received the Outstanding Alumni Award for Leadership in Nursing from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.

Awards and Honors

2002 Outstanding Alumni Award for Leadership in Nursing, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
2001-2004 Board of Directors of the American Academy of Ambulatory Nursing (AAACN)
2000 Runner-Up, SmithKline Beecham Community Impact Award - Health Annex @ F.J. Myers Recreation Center
1999 Finalist, Nursing Excellence Award, American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing
1998 Service Award Runner-Up, Health Care Heroes - Penn Nursing Network, Philadelphia Business Journal
1998 Community Service Award, F.J. Myers TOTS Program
1998 Community Service Award, F.J. Myers Youth Access Center Advisory Council
1995-2000 Who's Who of American Women
1993 Nursing Excellence Award, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
1992-2000 Who's Who in American Nursing
1980 Sigma Theta Tau, Delta Tau, National Honor Society for Nurses

Norma Lang and Beth Ann Swan, Co-Investigators, The John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, "Collaborative Programs in Nursing and Peace and Conflict Studies with the University of Ibadan,"
Dr. Peter Conn - Principal Investigator

Selected Publications

Swan, B.A., Lang, N.M., & McGinley, A.M. (in press). Access toQuality Health Care: Links Between Evidence, Nursing Language, and Informatics. Nursing Economic$.

Vahey, D.C., Swan, B.A., Lang, N.M., & Mitchell, P.H. (2004).Measuring and improving health care quality: Nursing's contribution to the state of the science. Nursing Outlook, 52(1), 6-10.

Swan, B.A. (2004). Infrastructure to support academic nursingpractice. In L.K. Evans & N.M. Lang (Eds.). Academic nursing practice: Helping to shape the future of healthcare, pp.144-163. New York:Springer Publishing Company.

Lang, N.M., Evans, L.K., Swan, B.A., & Phillips, R.S. (2004). Building a critical mass: The Penn Macy Initiative to advance academic nursing practice. In L.K. Evans & N.M. Lang (Eds.). Academic nursingpractice: Helping to shape the future of healthcare, pp.258-265. New York: Springer Publishing Company.

Swan, B.A. & Boruch, R. F. (2004). Quality of evidence: Usefulness in measuring the quality of health care. Medical Care, 42(2), II-12-II-20.

Swan, B.A. & Ackley, B.J. (2003). Evidence-based nursing. In B.J.Ackley & G.B. Ladwig (Eds.). Nursing diagnosis handbook: A guide to planning care (6th Edition), pp. 6-12. Philadelphia: Mosby, Inc.

Swan, B.A. (2003). Contributor and consultant in nursing research utilization. In B.J. Ackley & G.B. Ladwig (Eds.). Nursing diagnosis handbook: A guide to planning care (6th Edition). Philadelphia: Mosby, Inc.

Selected Presentations

Swan, B.A., Lang, N.M., McGinley, A.M. (2004, June). Access to quality health care: Links among evidence, nursing language, and informatics. Paper presented at the American Nurses Association Biennial Convention, Minneapolis, MN.

Swan, B.A. (2004, March). Nurse competence in aging: Train the trainer. Paper presented at the 29th annual meeting of the American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing, Phoenix, AZ.