Dr. Veronica Vital has 26 years of nursing experience in academia, research, pediatrics,
women’s health, and community health. She earned her BSN in 1998 and MSN in 2005 from
Arizona State University, followed by a PhD in Nursing in 2013 and a Master of Legal Studies in 2021 from the University of Arizona. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor at Alverno
College.
A dedicated member of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) since 1997, Dr.
Vital serves as the current President. She has held various leadership roles within NAHN,
including seven years on the Board of Directors as Chair of the Bylaws; Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; and Nominating Committees, as well as President and Vice President of the Phoenix Chapter.
As a champion for health equity, Dr. Vital participates in several community advisory boards and serves as a Board Director for the Nurses on Boards Coalition and the National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations (NCEMNA). She has also served on the U.S. Office of Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Minority Health. Dr. Vital's contributions have been recognized with the 2022 March of Dimes Arizona Distinguished Nurse of the Year Award and the 2020 Nurse of the Year Award in Outpatient/Community and Public Health.
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