Patricia Stone

Patricia Stone
Academic background
Education	RN, State University of New York MPH, Harvard University PhD, 1997, University of Rochester
Thesis	Models of delivery of prenatal and childbirth care (1997)
Academic work
Institutions	Columbia University School of Nursing
Main interests	nursing homes

Patricia Williams Stone FAAN is an American nurse. During the COVID-19 pandemic, 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 State University of New York before enrolling at Harvard University for her Master of Public Health. She then completed her PhD at the University of Rochester.

Career

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Stone and colleagues Sonia Y. Angell, Andrea Baccarelli, Wendy Chung, 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 editor in chief of the American Journal of Infection Control following the retirement of Elaine Larson.