Norma Martinez-Rogers, Ph.D., R.N., has been appointed to the American Hospital Association Commission to End Health Care Disparities.
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Norma Martinez-Rogers, Ph.D., R.N., associate clinical professor in the department of family nursing, was recently appointed to the American Hospital Association Commission to End Health Care Disparities. Martinez-Rogers, who also is president-elect of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses, was only one of three nurses selected after a competitive search.

“This topic is of great importance, and it is an honor for me to be selected for this commission,” Martinez-Rogers said. “I look forward to working together with so many other outstanding individuals to make a difference in our society.”

Commission seeks social changes
The commission recognizes the presence of racial and ethnic differences in health care, and aims to address and change these views through influencing policymakers, promoting collaboration, influencing diversity, improving health care environments, and engaging students, health care professionals and organizations.

Many accomplishments
Among her other accomplishments, Dr. Martinez-Rogers was inducted as a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing this year and was named the National Hispanic Nurse of the Year by the National Association of Hispanic Nurses in 2004.

In 2005, she was appointed to the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration expert panel, making her the first and only nurse representative on the prestigious panel. Martinez-Rogers also was selected by the Health Research and Educational Trust of the American Hospital Association to participate in the 2005-2006 Cultural Competence Leadership Fellowship Program. In addition, she was asked by the National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurses Association to be a mentor to a minority research scholar.

Dr. Martinez-Rogers has been granted continued funding on two grants, “Nursing Workforce Diversity” from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration, and “Avanzar,” a peer support program between Health Science Center nursing students and students from The University of Texas at San Antonio.

She also received funding from The Office of Minority Health to cover the expenses of transcribing taped sessions of the federal female offenders program under Nueva Frontera.