Paruchabutr, Zschaebitz Inducted as Class of 2025 National Academies of Practice Professional Members

(March 17, 2025) — Two School of Nursing faculty members, Kwuan Paruchabutr, DNP, FNP, WHNP, CNM, FACNM, assistant professor, and Elke Zschaebitz, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, associate professor, were inducted into the National Academies of Practice (NAP). Paruchabutr and Zschaebitz were inducted as Professional Members, a designation given to health care professionals from one of NAP’s academies who take interest in interdisciplinary health care and have five or more years of experience making contributions to their field.

NAP is a non-profit organization founded in 1981 to advise governmental bodies on our healthcare system. Distinguished practitioners and scholars are elected by their peers from multiple different health professions to join the only interprofessional group of healthcare practitioners and scholars dedicated to supporting affordable, accessible, coordinated quality healthcare for all.