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Two at Hunter Inducted Into the American Academy of Nursing

July 1, 2025
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Maya Clark-Cutaia and Elsie Jolade

They train tomorrow’s nurse leaders at one of New York’s top-ranked schools, improving the health care of underresourced communities across the state. 

Now two faculty members of the Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing have been selected as fellows of the prestigious American Academy of Nursing. 

Inaugural Evelyn Lauder Associate Dean for Nurse Practitioner Programs and Professor Maya Clark-Cutaia and Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Director, Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Specialty Director, and Doctoral Lecturer Elsie Jolade join nine of their Hunter-Bellevue colleagues in the academy, something of a “hall of fame” for the profession. 

“Our heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Clark-Cutaia and Dr. Jolade for this impressive honor,” said Joan Hansen Grabe Dean of Nursing Ann Marie Mauro. “This important recognition highlights their significant, sustained impact and influence in nursing and healthcare at the national and international levels.” 

The honor underscores Hunter’s position as an anchor institution and high-impact training ground for the state’s best nurses. Hunter was ranked third out of 210 nursing schools in New York and in the top 10% nationally by nonprofit news site RN Careers. Our master’s programs also were ranked among the best in the state by RegisteredNursing.org, a nursing-advocacy organization. 

As associate dean of the Evelyn Lauder Community Care Nurse Practitioner Program, Clark-Cutaia furthers health equity in New York City by training nurse practitioners in collaboration with the NYC Health+Hospitals, the nation’s largest municipal hospital system. The program offers advanced clinical training and graduate-level education focused on the critical aspects of care, from diagnosis to ordering and interpreting tests to prescribing medication.  

She is a practicing clinician, nurse scientist, and researcher focusing on chronic illness. With a clinical background as an acute-care nurse practitioner, U.S. Air Force flight nurse, and community health nurse, she is interested in the impact of racism, discrimination, and social determinants on health. 

Jolade leads Hunter’s Doctor of Nursing Practice and Clinical Nurse Specialist programs. A family nurse practitioner with an extensive critical-care background, she specializes in cardiac issues, adult gerontology, and nursing administration. Her interest is in fostering international collaborations and advancing global health issues.

The inductees will be recognized for their substantial contributions to health and health care at the academy’s annual conference from October 16 to October 18 in Washington, D.C. The conference theme is “Impact Through Integrity and Trust: Our Role as Navigators and Translators.”

About the Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing

The Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing mission is to cultivate collaborative nurse leaders promoting wellness and championing health equity in diverse local and global communities through excellence in education, research, scholarship, and advocacy. Its vision is to shape nurse leaders advancing health equity for a thriving, healthier world.

About the American Academy of Nursing

The American Academy of Nursing serves the public by advancing health policy. Academy Fellows are inducted into the organization for their extraordinary contributions to improve health locally and globally. With just 3,000 fellows, the academy represents nursing’s most accomplished leaders in policy, research, administration, practice, and academia.

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