Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses

About AMSN The Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) is the only specialty nursing organization dedicated to the practice of medical-surgical nursing. A dynamic community of more than 10,000 medical-surgical nurses, we're committed to quality patient care through professional development, certification, scholarship, and advocacy. **The Strategic Direction of AMSN Focuses on Reaching our Organizational Goals and Vision, in Order to Best Serve our Med-surg Nursing Community** Broadly, a strategic plan includes the mission, vision, values and strategic plan. It is informed by both the internal and external environments and requires thoughtful, ongoing review and revision to remain relevant to the organization and its stakeholders. The board of AMSN has developed strategies and actions to achieve long term goals that will support medical-surgical nurses while securing the future growth of the organizations. **AMSN** **Vision** AMSN is the recognized leader in medical-surgical nursing. **Mission** AMSN is a dynamic community of medical-surgical nurses that are committed to quality patient care through professional development, certification, scholarship, and advocacy. **Values****AMSN, its members, volunteers and staff are guided by:** *Dedication:* We are passionately devoted to the well-being of medical-surgical nurses and those under their care. *Transformation:* We lead innovation in all aspects of medical-surgical nursing. *Collaboration:* We actively seek to engage with members of the interdisciplinary team, other nursing specialties, and external stakeholders to achieve common goals that reflect and promote our strategic goals and values. *Advocacy:* We are courageous and proactive in advocating for medical-surgical nurses and patients, from the point of care to the boardroom, and from the payor to the legislative arena. **Strategic Plan** The AMSN strategic plan is a living document that guides the work of AMSN. The purpose of the plan is to focus all AMSN initiatives on achieving AMSN’s mission of commitment to quality patient care through professional development, certification, scholarship, and advocacy. **AMSN Official Statement on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion** AMSN and MSNCB are committed to strengthening our diversity, equity, and inclusion, to ensure these are woven deeply into the fabric of our mission, goals, and the experiences we provide for our nurses. Embracing diverse perspectives leads to hearing multiple perspectives on issues, realizing full potentials, and finding innovative solutions. - ***Diversity*** refers to the many ways people may differ and includes factors such as gender; race; ethnicity; sexual orientation; age; disability status; geographic location; expertise; professional and life experiences; experience with our work; and AMSN membership and CMSRN certification. · - ***Equity*** is of utmost importance to our organizations, as we are focused on helping to remove any of the barriers that may inhibit participation by any group or individual. - ***Inclusion*** is consistently and openly inviting and encouraging members and certificants who have historically been underrepresented – including individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups –to apply for opportunities and engage with AMSN & MSNCB.