Mary Foley presents
“So many initiatives, so little time”
March 20, 2015
4:00-5:30
School of Nursing, Frist Hall 140
RSVP: Mary Foley
Mary E. Foley PhD, RN, FAAN is a Clinical Professor and Director of the Center for Nursing Research & Innovation at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Nursing. Mary has been engaged with the Collaborative Alliance for Nursing Outcomes (CALNOC) since 2004 and is currently a member of the Board of Directors. Mary is past president of the American Nurses Association and the National Student Nurses Association.
A registered nurse for over 40 years, Foley continues to write, teach, and lecture about safe care for workers and patients nationally and internationally. She served on the board of the National Patient Safety Foundation, continues as an advisor to the Partnership for Patient Safety (p4ps) and the Patient Safety Education Program, and is a continuing member of the TMIT Patient and Family panel. She is a nursing partner with Karen Curtiss to increase family involvement in hospital care through the “Safe and Sound in the Hospital” program.
Foley received her nursing diploma in 1973 from New England Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing, her BSN in 1976 from Boston University School of Nursing in Massachusetts, and her Masters of Science in Nursing Administration and Occupational Health from UCSF in 1994. She received her PhD in Nursing from UCSF 2010.