Retired Brigadier General Connie L. Slewitzke, 17th Chief of the Army Nurse Corps, died on 2 September 2019. BG Slewitzke led the ANC as Chief from 1983 to 1987, culminating a distinguished career that began with her initial appointment as a first lieutenant in 1957, after which she rapidly rose in rank and responsibility in the Corps. After several assignments in the US and Korea, she was assigned as Chief Nurse of first the 36th Evacuation Hospital then the 6th Convalescent Center in Vietnam. ...

The ANCA Research Seed Grant Program will award five grants of up to $3500 in 2020. Grants will be considered for projects focusing on either research, evidence-based practice, or performance improvement in these three priority areas: healthcare delivery, military nursing, or quality of life. The program is now accepting proposals from researchers – novices to experienced investigators – and from graduate/doctoral students or clinical nurses. Current ANCA members, as well as tho...

Your support of ANCA does make a difference! As a non-profit organization, we are focused on promoting nursing scholarship, professionalism, scientific inquiry and research, and other worthy nursing endeavors as well as social camaraderie. We simply would not be where we are today without the partnership of our donors, and for that, we are grateful. How can your impact be even greater? Consider including ANCA in your planned giving – today and into the future. Details are on our Legacy Giv...