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Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice
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Student Perspectives on the George Mason University 12th Annual Washington Health Policy Summer Institute

Mary J. Yoho, RN, MSN

Tomball College, Texas

Kathryn Sridaromont, RN, MSN

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Tuong-Vi Ho, MSN, RN, FNP

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in the department of Internal Medicine

Sharon Decker, RN, MSN

Texas Tech University Health Science Center

As an elective course for their PhD in nursing program, four doctoral students participated in the June 2004 12th annual George Mason University (GMU) Washington Health Policy Institute. This unique educational offering included presentations and interaction with nursing and health policy leaders and discussion of health policy issues with legislators. Participants were able to incorporate newly acquired health policy skills into their current professional nursing roles and stay connected with other like-minded colleagues who attended the Summer Health Policy Institute. They left believing that they can positively affect current health policy issues by taking an informed, proactive stance and supporting political action committees. Their nursing expertise and knowledge of patients makes them important players in the health policy-making arena. The GMU Washington Health Policy Institute proved to be a premier policy learning experience. It provided these nurses with the opportunity to learn from and network with leading health policy experts.

Key Words: George Mason’s Washington Health Policy Summer Institute • health legislation • learning about health policy • policymaking • political strategies for health care advocates

Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, Vol. 5, No. 4, 267-271 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/1527154404269101
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