NLN Introduces NLN Connect, an Exclusive Members-Only Online Community The NLN recently made membership more valuable for nurse educators worldwide with the introduction ofNLN Connect. This exclusive new online members-only community now offers a forum to directly engage with one another for the nearly 45,000 nurse educators and scholars who belong to the NLN. Stay part of the conversation with your fellow members and colleagues who are starting new discussions every day.Visit the Community Home
New: Leadership Academy Applications Now Accepted TheSocial Determinants of Health and Social Change Leadership Academywill equip nurse educators and interprofessional colleagues to lead in preparing future care providers with knowledge, skills, tools, and evidence-based resources to confidently and competently promote social change and advance health equity. Applications will be accepted through April 30. Applicants must have have a strong commitment to addressing the social determinants of health and social change with demonstrated teaching, service, policy, and or research and other scholarships.Learn More
Promoting Health Equity with HBCUs: Breaking Away from Structural Racism The United States continues to be plagued with pervasive health disparities. Leading health and professional organizations acknowledge structural racism as a contributing factor for the lack of a racially diverse nursing workforce, particularly those serving in leadership roles which could help to mitigate health disparities among historically stigmatized populations. This position paper examines collaborative actions that can address upstream factors that perpetuate health care disparities through deep engagement between the policymakers, professional associations, industry, and educational institutions.Read More
National Academies Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education Offers New Opportunities for NLN Members The National Academies’ Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education, which includes the NLN as a member, is in the initial phases of forming informal working groups that will come together to discuss and share ideas about topics identified as important by individual members of the forum. Consider this opportunity to join with others across health professions to incubate ideas on topics of shared concern or interest.Learn More
