Joint Council on Nursing
The Georgetown University-MedStar Health Academic Health System
Georgetown University and MedStar Health formed an academic health system partnership in 2000. The institutions’ leaders reaffirmed their commitment to expanding and strengthening the academic health system partnership with a new agreement in 2017 stretching a half century.
Joint Council for Nursing
To determine ongoing strategic opportunities and initiatives for nursing education and research, MedStar Health and Georgetown University’s School of Nursing launched the Joint Council for Nursing in 2023.
The Council operates under the leadership of LynnMarie Verzino, DNP, MHA, BSN, RN, NE-BC, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer at MedStar Health, and Roberta Waite, EdD, RN, PMHCNS, ANEF, FAAN, Dean and Professor at Georgetown University School of Nursing.
LynnMarie Verzino, DNP, MHA, BSN, RN, NE-BC
Roberta Waite, EdD, RN, PMHCNS, ANEF, FAAN
Joint Council Mission Statement
Georgetown University School of Nursing and MedStar Health Nursing collaboratively dedicate themselves to the pursuit of exceptional patient care, education of the next generation of nurses, ongoing professional development and community wellbeing. We are united in a shared commitment to compassionate, inclusive and transformative health care, excellence in nursing education and in nursing science. Our collective work will champion diversity using an equity-centered lens, ethical practice, continuous learning and foster empathetic and innovative nursing leadership. Our alliance upholds a just culture built on trust and respect, and reciprocal accountability empowering nursing to promote health and equitable access to care.