The Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI): innovations in nursing and midwifery education

Lyn Middleton¹, Andrea A Howard, Jennifer Dohrn+9

• ¹Dr. Middleton is regional nursing advisor, ICAP, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York. Dr. Howard is associate professor of epidemiology, Columbia University Medical Center, and director, Clinical and Training Unit, ICAP, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York. Dr. Dohrn is assistant professor of nursing, Columbia University School of Nursing, and nursing officer, Clinical and Training Unit, ICAP, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York. Ms. von Zinkernagel is acting global AIDS coordinator, U.S. Department of State, overseeing the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program, Washington, DC. Dr. Parham Hopson is deputy principal to the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC) for the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Rockville, MD. Dr. Aranda-Naranjo is director, Division of HIV Training and Capacity Development, Health Resources and Services Agency, Rockville, MD. Ms. Hall is a nurse consultant, Global Health Systems Branch, Division of Training and Capacity Development, HIV/AIDS Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, Rockville, MD. Prof. Malata is associate professor and principal, Kamuzu College of Nursing, University of Malawi, Malawi. Mr. Bvumbwe is deputy dean and lecturer, Faculty of Health Sciences, Mzuzu University, Malawi. Ms. Chabela is ICAP Lesotho NEPI nursing advisor, Lesotho. Ms. Molise is NEPI coordinator, Ministry of Health, Lesotho. Dr. El-Sadr is university professor and professor of epidemiology and medicine, Columbia University, and director, ICAP, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York.