The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses has named Mary Beth Flynn Makic, of the University of Colorado, as its 2025 Distinguished Research Lecturer.
News — The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses () has named , PhD, APRN, CCNS, FAAN, FNAP, FCNS, as its 2025 .
As a critical care clinician and CNS for more than 36 years, Makic is a recognized leader in critical care. She is known for her work to advance independent nursing practice based on current best evidence to promote clinical innovations that enhance patient outcomes.
She is a professor at the College of Nursing at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, where she served as specialty director of the adult-gerontology clinical nurse specialist program for 10 years. She also holds a position as a research nurse scientist at Denver Health, a level 1 safety net trauma hospital.
As the Distinguished Research Lecturer, Makic will discuss her career and research journey during AACN’s (NTI). AACN’s annual conference, NTI 2025 will be held May 19-21 in New Orleans with a virtual event June 9-11. The American Journal of Critical Care will publish an abstract of her NTI presentation in its May 2025 issue, followed by a complete manuscript in July 2025.
Her program of research has focused on evidence integration and application that advance independent nursing practice. Her research and scholarship have contributed to interprofessional initiatives that advance the translation and sustained adoption of science into practice.
Makic is editor of several highly acclaimed textbooks and serves on the editorial board of AACN Advanced Critical Care. She previously served on the editorial board for the Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing and was the Critical Care Connection column editor for 10 years. She has numerous publications and presentations with over 110 journal publications and 70 book chapters.
She served a three-year term on the AACN Board of Directors and was the co-lead for AACN Clinical Advisory Work Group for four years. Her other affiliations include membership in the Council for Advancement of Nursing Science, Sigma Theta Tau International, Critical Care Medicine, American Academy of Nursing, and National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS). She was chair of the NACNS Research Committee and is a grant reviewer for The Daisy Foundation.
Among her many honors, she has been inducted as a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, National Academies of Practice and Clinical Nurse Specialist Institute.
Makic earned a PhD at University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Master of Science at University of Maryland School of Nursing, and Bachelor of Science in Nursing from University of Wisconsin, Madison.
She previously worked at the University of Colorado Hospital, as the CNS for critical care from 1996-2008 before being named research nurse scientist, critical care, from 2008-2015.
About AACN’s Distinguished Research Lectureship: AACN established the in 1982 to honor nationally known nurses who make significant contributions to progressive and critical care research. The annual award recognizes research that impacts patient outcomes and advances nursing education and practice. Recipients present their award-winning research at the National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition and receive a $2,500 honorarium.
About the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses: For more than 50 years, the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has been dedicated to acute and critical care nursing excellence. The organization’s vision is to create a healthcare system driven by the needs of patients and their families in which acute and critical care nurses make their optimal contribution. AACN is the world’s largest specialty nursing organization, with about 130,000 members and nearly 200 chapters in the United States.
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