Carol Romano

Carol Romano is Dean and Professor at the Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing within the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) in Bethesda, Maryland. She leads strategic planning and operations for the School and serves on USU’s executive cabinet.

• Education:
  • Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing, University of Maryland
  • Master of Science, University of Maryland
  • PhD, University of Maryland

A pioneer in nursing informatics, she designed one of the first computerized medical information systems (1976) and co-created the world’s first graduate nursing informatics curriculum. Her research spans informatics education, health record confidentiality, and innovation adoption in clinical settings.

Scientific Awards:

• USU Outstanding Service Medal
• NIH Director’s Award
• Surgeon General’s Medallion
• PHS Meritorious Medal
• Order of Military Medical Merit Award