Five Filipino nurses join inaugural class of American Association for Men in Nursing fellows
Five Filipino nurse leaders working in the United States and Canada were inducted into the first class of Fellows of the American Association for Men in Nursing at its October conference in Las Vegas, TGFM reported.
Five Filipino nurse leaders working in the United States and Canada have been inducted into the first class of Fellows of the American Association for Men in Nursing (FAAMN), The Global Filipino Magazine (TGFM) reported on 4 November.
They were honored at the Awards and Fellows Induction Ceremony on 15 October at Horseshoe Las Vegas, during the association’s annual conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, which ran from 15 to 17 October.
| Fellow | Role, per TGFM |
|---|---|
| Dr. Randelle Sasa | Tenured associate professor of nursing at Bronx Community College, CUNY |
| Dr. Jose Arnold Tariga | Professional Development Manager for Occupational Health Services at Mass General Brigham, Boston |
| Dr. Denise Angelo Prudencio | Nursing Professional Development Specialist at UC Davis Health, Sacramento |
| Dr. Christopher de la Victoria | Assistant professor of nursing at Ramapo College of New Jersey |
| Rodolfo D. Lastimosa Jr. | Chair of the Council of the College of Nurses of Ontario, Canada |
About the fellowship
AAMN was founded in 1971 to support men in nursing and advance men’s health, and it announced the fellowship program in May 2026. On its website, AAMN says the Fellow designation is bestowed upon nursing professionals who have demonstrated exceptional, sustained contributions through clinical practice, education, scholarship, and advocacy. The program also names Distinguished Fellows, a tier for senior leaders, and Honorary Fellows from disciplines outside nursing.
AAMN lists 15 Distinguished Fellows, 25 Fellows and two Honorary Fellows in the inaugural class. All five Filipino honorees are in the Fellow category.
The five honorees
Sasa has worked in nursing practice, education and research for more than two decades. Before joining CUNY, he was a critical care nurse in the Medical Intensive Care Unit at Bellevue Hospital Center. In the Philippines, he worked as a critical care nurse at the Philippine General Hospital and taught at Far Eastern University in Manila.
Tariga’s 18-year career spans the Philippines, the United Arab Emirates and the United States. He created the BRIDGE Transition Model, a framework for supporting nurses through professional transitions, and wrote the book Building the BRIDGE.
Prudencio was educated as a nurse in the Philippines and is President-Elect of the Philippine Nurses Association of America (PNAA) California Capital City Chapter. He has received AAMN’s Luther Christman Award and the PNAA National Excellence Award for Nurse Educator.
TGFM describes de la Victoria as a Filipino-American nurse educator. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Velez College in Cebu in 2006, and he is the founding faculty advisor of Ramapo College’s AAMN chapter.
Lastimosa, a Filipino-Canadian from Cagayan de Oro City, chairs the Council of the College of Nurses of Ontario, which regulates more than 200,000 nurses in the province. He is the first internationally educated nurse and the first Filipino to hold the post.
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- Five Filipino nurse leaders were inducted into the first class of Fellows of the American Association for Men in Nursing (FAAMN), TGFM reported on 4 November.
- The Awards and Fellows Induction Ceremony took place on 15 October at Horseshoe Las Vegas.
- AAMN lists 15 Distinguished Fellows, 25 Fellows and two Honorary Fellows in the inaugural class, and all five Filipino honorees are Fellows.
- The honorees are Randelle Sasa, Jose Arnold Tariga, Denise Angelo Prudencio, Christopher de la Victoria and Rodolfo D. Lastimosa Jr.
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