KARACHI: Dr Rozina Karmaliani, Dean of the Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery (AKU-SONAM), has become the first Pakistani nurse to be inducted as the fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN).

Among nearly 3,000 fellows of AAN worldwide inducted over the past 50 years of its existence, Dr Karmaliani is the first and only member within Pakistan and the Central and South Asian regions, putting the country on the map in the field of nursing.

`I am truly honoured to be representing Pakistan on such an impor-tant global platform. With the rapidly shifting trendsin healthcare,itis crucial for nurses from the developing world to have a seat on the table where important policy dialoguesand decision-making takes place, she commented.

Dr Karmaliani is the first alumna dean and has been associated with the AKU for nearly three decades, serving the institution in various leadership, research and academic capacities.

She will be recognised for her contributions in healthcare and of ficially inducted as member of the academy at AAN`s annual Health Policy Conference taking place on Oct 29 in Washington, DC.

The academy is one of the largest international organisations of nursing, catering to the generation and dissemination of nursing knowledge for improved healthcare outcomes and nursing practices worldwide.