The following resources are available for nursing leaders looking to develop and sustain effective academic-practice partnerships.
These resources were developed developed through the initiatives of the 2011-2016 AACN-AONE Academic-Practice Partnership Steering Committee.
This webinar series highlights outstanding examples of interprofessional engagement happening across the nation in response to recommendations contained in the groundbreaking report on Advancing Healthcare Transformation: A New Era for Academic Nursing.
View past webinars hosted by the Academic-Practice Partnership Initiative.
Designed for both academic and practice representatives, this online collaboration community provides a forum to share information and resources, learn about innovative partnerships, discuss ways to measure success, connect with potential partners in your region and network with peers.
AACN's report titled Advancing Healthcare Transformation: A New Era for Academic Nursing, addresses how baccalaureate and higher degree schools of nursing can amplify their role in improving health and health care at the local, state, and national levels.
AACN is currently accepting nominations for those in highly productive and model academic-practice partnerships.
Nomination Deadline Extended June 15, 2019
Nomination Deadline: June 7, 2019
Awards are presented annually to AACN member schools at AACN’s Academic Nursing Leadership Conference in Washington, DC.
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing and their practice partner University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital
View New Era for Academic Nursing Award Winners
University of the Incarnate Word School of Nursing and Health Professions and Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital
View Exemplary Academic-Practice Partnership Award Winners