Norma Martinez  Rogers, PhD, RN, FAAN

I spent the early years of my life in public housing, I spent my life in service to the community, first as a teacher in the Edgewood Independent School District and a Caseworker for San Antonio's Catholic Family and Children services, before embarking on a career in nursing education. I served the needs of the San Antonio population as a nurse, a nurse educator, an advocate for the underserved population, and an advocate for health policy changes in regards to healthcare. 
I specialized in Psychiatric Nursing and was Director of Nursing at several hospitals. During Desert Storm I was assigned to the William Beaumont Army Medical Center at Fort. Bliss, Texas where she earned Achievement and Commendation Medals. I have a Ph.D. in Cultural Foundations from the University of Texas at Austin. Isubsequently earned two postdoctoral fellowships at the Indiana University School of Nursing. I am a member of the graduate faculty of the UT Health Science Center's School of Nursing, where Icurrently serve as a tenured Professor. I co-founded a non- profit organization, Martinez Street Women?s Center whose primary purpose is to provide support and educational services to women and female adolescents. At the University of Texas Health Science Center, I founded Juntos Podemos, a mentorship program for nursing students and was funded for the past 17 years.  I collaborated with the US Western District Court Probation Office to provide a female specific program for women convicted of a federal felon and under community supervision. I began this program to prevent relapse/recidivism. It was the only female group in the Western District Court. In November, 2006 I was selected to be a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN) which is the highest honor one can achieve in nursing. I am the past President of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN). I was a founding Commissioner of the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) which examines how Medicaid physician pay affects access to care by Medicaid patients and those in the Children`s Health Insurance Program, among other issues. I founded the International Association of Latino Nurse Faculty and serve as president. I am now the chair of PTAC for the school of nursing. I am presently funded by HRSA Advancing Oriented Registered Nursing (ACORN)for the purpose to develop and sustain a recruitment and retention plan for baccalaureate nursing students (BSN) who are interested in practicing in community-based primary care settings.

• Professional Background

  Education

  • 2006 - Postdoctoral Fellowship - Cultural Competency - American Hospital Association-Health, Research, Education and Training
  • 1997 - Postdoctoral Fellowship - Research for Community Health - Indiana University, School of Nursing
  • 1996 - Postdoctoral Fellowship - Cultural Aspects of Nursing - Indiana University, School of Nursing
  • 1995 - PhD - Cultural Foundations in Education - The University of Texas at Austin
  • 1978 - MSN - Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing - The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
  • 1968 - MA - Counseling - St. Mary's University
  • 1965 - BSN - Nursing - Incarnate Word College

  Appointments

  • 7/2009 - Professor - University of Texas Health San Antonio, School of NursingSan Antonio

• Research & Grants

  Grants

  Federal

  Funding Agency Health Resources and Services Administration Title Advancing Community Oriented Registered Nursing (ACORN) Status Active Period 7/2018 - 6/2022 Role Principal Investigator Grant Detail The purpose of this grant is to develop and sustain a recruitment and retention plan for baccalaureate nursing students (BSN) who are interested in practicing in community-based primary care settings. This plan designed to provide BSN students with essential competencies and skill sets in population health, chronic disease prevention and management, team-based interprofessional primary care, and culturally inclusive care coordination, which address the social determinants of health, such as poverty, addiction, etc. Baccalaureate nursing students will have learning and practice opportunities in primary practice sites that emphasize chronic disease prevention and management, including mental health and substance abuse services. This will strengthen the innovative and comprehensive nature of primary care delivered in existing sites and newly established sites in accordance with the linkage/partnership requirement in Section 802 (d) of the Public Health Service Act. The University of Texas Health San Antonio (UT Health SA) teaches its students that include nursing, medicine, dentistry, and allied health services (biomedical sciences and health professions), the importance of prevention, health promotion and education, as well as, care coordination and service navigation, for individuals, families, and the community served. Funding Agency Health Resources and Services Administration Title Adelante (Moving Forward) Status Complete Period 7/2015 - 12/2017 Role Principal Investigator Grant Detail The purpose of this grant is to increase nursing education opportunities by assisting nursing students from an educationally/economically disadvantaged background who are in an accelerated and traditional nursing program by providing academic, moral, and financial support for successful advancement of their nursing education while recognizing the social determinants of health they have faced. This project will further diversify the professional and graduate level workforce through activities that utilize the social determinants of health to frame pre-entry recruitment, a pre-preparation program, a retention program which includes mentorship, and stipends and/or scholarships. Pre-entry recruitment and the development of a pre-preparation program will be conducted in partnership with the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Health Professions? office.

• Service

  Global

  Dr. Martinez-Rogers is a tenured Professor at the School of Nursing (SON). She has served the needs of the San Antonio population as a nurse, a nurse educator, an advocate for the underserved population, and healthcare policy changes. She has a wealth of experience in various positions. She was Director of Nursing at several hospitals. During Desert Storm, she earned the Achievement and Commendation Medals while assigned at the William Beaumont Army Medical Center at Fort. Bliss, TX. She co-founded the non-profit organization, Martinez Street Women Center, to provide women with support and educational services. She collaborated with the US Western District Court Probation Office to provide a recidivism-prevention program for women convicted of a federal felon under community supervision. It was the only female group in the Western District Court. She was a founding Commissioner of the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC), which examines how Medicaid physician pay affects Medicaid patients and Children Health Insurance Program (CHIP) recipients’ access to care. She has been funded ($7,733,759) for SON programs that advocate for students and the underserved population. She founded Juntos Podemos, a mentorship program for nursing students which received funding for 17 years.

• Publications

  Abstract

  Rogers, PhD, RN, FAAN NM. Advancing Community Oriented Registered Nursing: Educating Baccalaureate Nursing Students in Primary Care; 2019 Nov. Zamora H, Rogers NM. Adelante: Moving Forward to Increase Nursing Workforce Diversity; 2017 Apr. (4th Annual Cultural Inclusion Institute). Moreno M, Zamora H, Rogers NM. Growing a Health Professional: An Adelante Student`s Success Story; 2017 Apr. (4th Annual Cultural Inclusion Institute). Rogers NM, Zamora H, Porter-Wenzlaff LJ. International Collaboration to Impact Health Through Enhanced Baccalaureate Teaching and Clinical Development; 2016 Oct. (XV Pan American Nursing Research Colloquium).

  Journal Article

  Jessop MA, Oerther S, Gance B, Cleveland L, Czubaruk K, Byrne M, D'Apolito K, Adams S, Braxter B, Rogers NM. Pregnant and Parenting Women with a Substance Use Disorder: Actions and Policy for Enduring Therapeutic Practice Nursing Outlook 2019 Mar;67(2). Zamora, H., & Martinez Rogers, N. Adelante (Moving Forward): A Program for Nursing and Pre-Nursing Students Nursing Education Perspectives 2019 Jan;. Rogers NM, Cantu AG. The Nurse`s Role in the Prevention of Cervical Cancer among Underserved and Minority Populations Journal of Community Health Nursing 2009 Apr;34(2):135-143. Cantu AG, Rogers NM. Creating a Mentoring and Community Culture in Nursing Hispanic Health Care International 2007 Jan;5(3).

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  Rogers, PhD, RN, FAAN NM. Faculty Policy Think Tank - Report and Recommendations American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) 2017 Oct;.