Patricia Williams Stone is an American nurse. During the

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, Stone was elected to the National Academy of Medicine for her "expertise and sustained scholarly efforts in real-world comparative and economic evaluations of improving the quality of care and specifically preventing health care-associated infections."

Early life and education

Stone completed her registered nurse designation at the

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before enrolling at

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for her

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. She then completed her PhD at the

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Career

During the

, Stone and colleagues Sonia Y. Angell, Andrea Baccarelli,

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, and Kam W. Leong were elected to the National Academy of Medicine. She was elected due to her "expertise and sustained scholarly efforts in real-world comparative and economic evaluations of improving the quality of care and specifically preventing health care-associated infections." She was also named to the Mitre Corporation's 25-member independent Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes. In 2021, Stone officially stepped up as

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of the ''

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'' following the retirement of Elaine Larson.

References

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