LSUHealthNO’s Porche Selected for National Honor

Demetrius Porche, DNS, PhD, FACHE, FAANP, FAAN, Professor and Dean of LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing, is one of 14 distinguished nurse educators chosen for induction into the National League for Nursing’s Academy of Nursing Education. Dr. Porche will be part of the eleventh class of fellows in this respected program and will be inducted at the NLN Honors Convocation during the 2017 Education Summit in San Diego in September.

According to the National League for Nursing (NLN), Fellows in the NLN Academy of Nursing Education are individuals who have made enduring and substantial contributions to nursing education as teachers, mentors, scholars, public policy advocates, practice partners and administrators. They provide visionary leadership and are recognized for their expertise in nursing education. The NLN established the Academy of Nursing Education to foster excellence in nursing education by recognizing and capitalizing on the wisdom of outstanding nurse educators.

After careful consideration, the Academy of Nursing Education Review Panel recommends fellowship candidates to the NLN Board of Governors. The competitive process includes assessment of candidates' contributions to innovative teaching and/or learning strategies; nursing education research; faculty development activities; academic leadership; promotion of public policy that advances nursing education; and/or collaborative educational, practice, or community partnerships.

Porche, who also holds an appointment in the LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health, is certified as a Clinical Specialist in Community Health Nursing and Family Nurse Practitioner. He is the Chief Editor of the American Journal of Men's Health and serves on the Editorial Board of The Journal for Nurse Practitioners. He was elected President of the American Assembly for Men in Nursing and served two terms.

The Governor appointed Porche to the Louisiana State Board of Nursing for two terms, where he served as its president for two years. He is a former Chair of the Louisiana State Nurses Association Continuing Education Committee. He is President-Elect of the Southern Nursing Research Society. His service at the national level includes as a member of the Governing Council of the American Public Health Association and Chair of the Public Health Nursing Section Development Committee, on the Research Committee of the Association of Community Health Nurse Educators, Education Committee of the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists, Doctoral Conference Planning Committee of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and Treasurer of the Southern Nursing Research Society. He is a Virginia Henderson Fellow of Sigma Theta Tau International and a Fellow in Society of Luther Christman Fellows for Contributions to Nursing by Men. He has served as a national mentor in the Sigma Theta Tau International Chiron mentoring program and as a mentor to novice deans for the American Association of College of Nursing. He is the national University Representative on the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Education Programs. Porche was inducted as a Fellow into the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners as well as the American Academy of Nursing.

Porche also provides local, state, national and international consultation in the areas of governance, leadership, regulation, and program development and evaluation. He has provided expert witness in legal cases. He serves as a men's health consultant to the Men's Health Network in Washington, DC.