NCC welcomes NINR interim director

AONL and 50 other members of the Nursing Community Coalition signed a letter welcoming Courtney Aklin, PhD, as the National Institute of Nursing Research interim director. The letter notes the NCC has a tradition of working with NINR by supporting the work of nurse scientists, calling for investments in research and future researchers, and sharing the institute’s foundational work to improve health care delivery across the care continuum. Aklin, who served as acting associate deputy director of the National Institutes of Health since 2021, was appointed in late April following the removal of Shannon Zenk, PhD, RN. (NINR letter, 6/30/25)