title: Martha N. Hill: transformational leader.
abstract: Martha N. Hill, PhD, RN, FAAN, is a world-renowned researcher, educator, and nursing leader. Her election as president of the American Heart Association, effective June 1997, places her in one of the highest regarded positions in the field of cardiology. Despite her success on a national and international level, Dr. Hill has managed to continue to mentor and conduct clinical research with her nursing colleagues and students at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: V J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Coombs
mesh_terms: D000572:American Heart Association / Q000266:history; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D007857:Leadership; D014481:United States