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UMSN alumna Suzanne Miyamoto advocates for nursing education and research on Capitol Hill.

February, 2013

“The best successes we have are when we work together as a nursing community and we all speak with one voice,” said Suzanne Miyamoto, Ph.D., RN. She’s one of Washington, D.C.’s most visible and successful advocates of nursing in her role as Director of Government Affairs for the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), which represents hundreds of schools including the University of Michigan School of Nursing (UMSN). 

“Funding for nursing education is one of our top priorities here at AACN,” said Dr. Miyamoto. “In the last couple of years we’ve seen level funding but also some substantial  increases. A unified voice of all nursing organizations coming together has been very beneficial.”

The position requires filling the rolls of both a policy analyst and a lobbyist. “I review policies Dean Kathleen Potempa and Dr. Suzanne Miyamoto on Capitol Hillfor nursing education, research, and practice, and I’m an advocate for these initiatives on Capitol Hill,” said Dr. Miyamoto. “The work is constant. Once one initiative sees success, you have many others that require attention. For example, health care reform is a pressing agenda item as the administration works to implement the new law and its significant number of provisions. Nursing’s voice is critical to informing the national dialogue, and we must be present when a new regulation is debated.”

Dr. Miyamoto began her nursing career in a maternity ward, but during a UMSN health policy strategies course for her master’s degree, her professor brought in a guest speaker specializing in government relations and public health. “Listening to her talk about how she works on a national level to change the problems we see at a hospital level inspired me,” Dr. Miyamoto said. “It really clicked.”

Dr. Miyamoto encourages all nurses to take an active role in nursing advocacy: “My job is to insert nursing’s voice into the national dialogues, but all nurses can influence policies at their local unit level, at the state and even the federal level. Without our voice, how will we demonstrate the science, the practice, and the unique contributions that the nursing profession offers to those in decision making position?”

Dr. Miyamoto credits Professor Beatrice J. Kalisch, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, for encouraging her to pursue higher education immediately after obtaining her undergraduate degree.Many possibilities open when you have those credentials,” said Dr. Miyamoto. “The faculty at Michigan is dedicated to growing the next generation of nurses who will be leaders in the profession. They sincerely want to see their students excel, and that’s why I’m so thankful for my education at Michigan.”