ALINA KUSHKYAN, MD, PhD
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Dr. Kushkyan is Founder of Erebuni Medical Academy Foundation in Yerevan Armenia. A long-time friend and colleague within NIGH's team, she has served as our Russian Language Advisor and, most recently as one of our Armenian Language Advisors. From 1993 to 2003, she served as Director of the Armenian-American Medical College “Erebouni”. Throughout her career, she has committed her service to the healthcare, social, community and voluntary sectors, and academic and research activities. An advocate for nurses and international partnerships, she has been recognized and honored —globally — for her professional work.
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The Armenian American Medical College “Erebouni” is the first Armenian school to offer 3-4 year education programs for nurses, including two years of basic Arts/Sciences education, with the last 2 years focused on clinical Nursing Education. The goal is to educate nurses to be critical thinkers, managers, patient educators, researchers and nurse educators themselves. Of this effort, Dr. Kushkyan has said that “being a pioneer in nursing education has been difficult but — with the support of partners at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California — this College now has the backing of the Armenian Ministry of Health. The four-year Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at Erebouni is the future of nursing — good for us from a political and an economic point of view."
Dr. Kushkyan has also served Head of the Department of Nursing Administration of Yerevan State Medical University since 2011. Since 2006, she has served as the Editor in Chief of the “Erebouni” Nursing Scientific Journal.
Since 1999, she has served as Chief Nurse Specialist of Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia; as an Expert Group Member of the World Health Organization European Regional Office in Copenhagen between 2002 and 2005 and as a Member of the Board of Directors of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society, from 2009 to 2013. She has also participated in many international and local conferences and congresses and made related reports.
In 2010, Dr. Kushkyan Chaired the Organizational & Scientific Council of the First Armenian International Nursing Congress convened in Yerevan, Armenia — bringing and hosting nursing faculty participants from across the world. She also Chaired follow-up Armenian International Nursing Congresses in 2013 and 2015, including a parallel Congress provided, for the first time, to nurses in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. NIGH’s team participated in the 2013 and 2015 Congresses. See >>>
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Dr. Kushkyan has also served Head of the Department of Nursing Administration of Yerevan State Medical University since 2011. Since 2006, she has served as the Editor in Chief of the “Erebouni” Nursing Scientific Journal.
Since 1999, she has served as Chief Nurse Specialist of Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia; as an Expert Group Member of the World Health Organization European Regional Office in Copenhagen between 2002 and 2005 and as a Member of the Board of Directors of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society, from 2009 to 2013. She has also participated in many international and local conferences and congresses and made related reports.
In 2010, Dr. Kushkyan Chaired the Organizational & Scientific Council of the First Armenian International Nursing Congress convened in Yerevan, Armenia — bringing and hosting nursing faculty participants from across the world. She also Chaired follow-up Armenian International Nursing Congresses in 2013 and 2015, including a parallel Congress provided, for the first time, to nurses in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. NIGH’s team participated in the 2013 and 2015 Congresses. See >>>
Related Reference: NIS Nurses Take the Stage in Kiev