Marilyn Frank Stromborg

Stromborg joins national nursing board

by Mark McGowan

Marilyn Frank Stromborg, chair of the NIU School of Nursing, has accepted an appointment to the National Advisory Council for Nursing Research.

Stromborg begins her three-year term immediately on the council, part of the National Institutes of Health. She received an invitation from Tommy Thompson, secretary of Health and Human Services, in late September.

“This is really an honor. This is considered one of the most prestigious and influential nursing councils in the country,” Stromborg said. “It reflects very positively on the School of Nursing, the College of Health and Human Sciences and the university to have representation at that level.”

The council’s 15 members – seven of whom are professional nurses recognized as experts in the area of clinical practice, education or research – advise leaders of the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health and the National Advisory Council for Nursing Research.

Matters of concern include the conduct and support of, and dissemination of information respecting, basic and clinical nursing research, training and other programs in health care.

Council members also make recommendations on applications for research and research training grants and recommends those applications for projects that show promise of making valuable contributions to human knowledge.

Stromborg will make four trips to Washington, D.C., each year for council meetings.

“I will advocate nursing research for underserved populations in rural areas. This is the type of research I conduct, and more is needed throughout the country,” said Stromborg, the author of seven books, 72 articles and more than $3 million in grant funding.

An NIU Presidential Research Professor, Stromborg also serves on the State of Illinois Board of Nursing as well as a scientific review group of subcommittee the National Cancer Institute, which reviews all cooperative oncology groups in the United States and Canada. She also chairs the research committee for the American Board of Nursing Specialties, which represents all U.S. nursing organizations that certify nurses.

10-13-03