New Dean Named at the Jefferson School of Nursing

Beth Ann Swan was named dean of the Jefferson School of Nursing at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Dr. Swan joined the faculty at the school in 2005 and has served as interim dean since July 2011. She is the past president of the American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing. She is the coauthor of the 2008 book, Evidence-Based Nursing Care Guidelines: Medical Surgical Interventions, which won the Book of the Year Award from the American Journal of Nursing.

Dr. Swan is a graduate of Holy Family College in Philadelphia. She holds master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Pennsylvania.