Richard Ricciardi is an American professor of

nursing Nursing is a health care profession that "integrates the art and science of caring and focuses on the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and human functioning; prevention of illness and injury; facilitation of healing; and alle ...

. He is best known for his contributions to the

United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the primary Land warfare, land service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution.Article II, section 2, clause 1 of th ...

and for improving healthcare practices including team-based care, quality and safety, and the management of patients with complex needs. Ricciardi earned his BS (1980) in nursing at the

SUNY Downstate Medical Center SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is a public medical school and hospital in Brooklyn, New York. It is the southernmost member of the State University of New York (SUNY) system and the only academic medical center for health education, ...

, his certificate to practice as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (1983) from the United States Army at

Fitzsimons Army Medical Center Fitzsimons Army Hospital, also known as Fitzsimons General Hospital, renamed Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in 1974, and Fitzsimons Building in 2018 was a U.S. Army facility located on in Aurora, Colorado. The facility opened in 1918 and closed ...

, and his MS (1991) in primary care at the

University of Maryland at Baltimore The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is a public university in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1807, it is the second oldest college in Maryland and comprises some of the oldest professional schools of dentistry, law, me ...

. He earned his post master's certificate as an adult (2001) and family nurse practitioner (2002) as well as his Ph.D. (2006), all from the

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) is a health science university and professional school of the U.S. federal government. The primary mission of the school is to prepare graduates for service to the U.S. at home and abroa ...

. Prior to joining the faculty at

George Washington University The George Washington University (GW or GWU) is a Private university, private University charter#Federal, federally-chartered research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Originally named Columbian College, it was chartered in 1821 by ...

in 2018, where he is currently Professor and Director of Strategic Partnerships for the Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement in the School of Nursing, Ricciardi served as Director of the Division of Practice Improvement at the

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ; pronounced "ark" by initiates and often "A-H-R-Q" by the public) is one of twelve agencies within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The agency is headquartered in North ...

. Prior to 2010, Ricciardi served on active duty with the

for a period of more than 30 years. In 2007, Ricciardi was inducted as a Fellow of the

American Association of Nurse Practitioners The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) is a North American professional association formed in 2013 as a result of a merger between the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (founded in 1985) and the American College of Nurse Pr ...

, and in 2013 he was inducted as a Fellow of the

American Academy of Nursing The American Academy of Nursing (AAN) is a professional organization that generates, synthesizes, and disseminates nursing knowledge to contribute to health policy and practice for the benefit of the public and the nursing profession. Founded in ...

Nursing leadership

Ricciardi served in

from 1980-2010 and retired at the rank of Colonel in 2010. From 2004-2005, Ricciardi served as President of th
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
From 2010 - 2019 Ricciardi served as a health services researcher and Director of the Division of Practice Improvement at the

. From 2019 through 2021, Ricciardi will serve as the President of

Sigma Theta Tau The Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing () is the second-largest nursing organization in the world with approximately 135,000 active members. History In 1922 six Indiana University students at the Indiana University Training S ...

, the second largest nursing origination in the world. Previously, he served as Treasurer, and Vice President and he also served as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Sigma Theta Tau Building Corporation.

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