Student Organizations

SONHS Student Organizations

AAMN - American Assembly of Men in Nursing
Faculty Advisor:  Dr. Juan M. Gonzalez
email: j.gonzalez48@miami.edu

The purpose of AAMN is to provide a framework for nurses, as a group, to meet, to discuss and influence factors, which affect men as nurses.

AAMN Objectives include:

  • Encourage men of all ages to become nurses and join together with all nurses in strengthening and humanizing health care.
  • Support men who are nurses to grow professionally and demonstrate to each other and to society the increasing contributions being made by men within the nursing profession.
  • Advocate for continued research, education and dissemination of information about men’s health issues, men in nursing, and nursing knowledge at the local and national levels.
  • Support members’ full participation in the nursing profession.


HSSA - Health Studies Student Association

Faculty Advisor:  Dr. Diego Deleon
email: ddeleon@miami.edu


MNSA - Multicultural Nursing Student Association
Faculty Advisor:  Dr. LaToya Lewis-Pierre
email: llewis@miami.edu

NASA - Nurse Anesthesia Students Association
Faculty Advisor: Shayne Hauglum
emai: s.hauglum@umiami.edu


NSA -  Nursing Student Association (NSNA Chapter school)
Faculty Advisor:  Dr. Kenya Snowden
email: ksnowden@miami.edu


Sigma Theta Tau International: Beta Tau Chapter
Interim President: Dr. Latoya Lewis-Pierre
email: llewis@miami.edu

President-elect: Dr. Kenya Snowden
email: ksnowden@miami.edu

As part of Sigma Theta Tau International Beta Tau was founded in 1974 at the University of Miami School of Nursing and health studies. Currently Beta Tau has more than 300 active members and will be celebrating the 40th anniversary in 2014.

Why get involved in STTI/ UM Beta Chapter? There are many opportunities to compete for research grants, participate in conferences, networking within the nursing community, have access to the Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library, receive the Journal of Nursing Scholarship, the Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing Journal and collaborate in identifying individuals for participation in the honor society and lasting building the legacy of excellence in nursing.


National Nursing Community Organizations