Dr. McGrow advances the strategic integration of nursing practice, clinical innovation and emerging technologies at Microsoft, ensuring that AI in healthcare is clinician-grounded, nurse-governed and human-centered. She is the author of “Empowering Nurses with Technology: A Practical Guide to Nurse Informatics” and was inducted as a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. Dr. McGrow is a nationally recognized leader who has been instrumental in shaping how health systems and technology organizations engage nurses as co-designers, evaluators and stewards of AI, moving responsible adoption beyond experimentation toward scalable implementation grounded in real-world nursing workflows. She co-chairs the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society nursing innovation advisory committee and serves as an adjunct clinical instructor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing. She was recognized with the 2023 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society “ChangeMaker Award” and is a fellow of the organization.
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Becker's Recognition
Kathleen McGrow, DNP, RNhas been named a Becker's honoree on the lists below.
2026 Winner

