Academic-to-Academic Partnership to Address the Nursing Shortage: The Center for Future Faculty

Martha Scheckel1, Linda Cassar, Ashley Darcy-Mahoney

  • 1About the Authors Martha Scheckel, PhD, RN, CNE, is vice dean, associate professor, and director, Center for Future Faculty, Conway School of Nursing, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC. Linda Cassar, DNP, RNC-OB, CNE, FAWHONN is interim assistant dean for faculty affairs, George Washington University School of Nursing, Ashburn, Virginia. Ashley Darcy-Mahoney, PhD, NNP-BC, FAAN, ANEF, is professor, George Washington University School of Nursing, Washington, DC. Carrie O'Reilly, PhD, MSN, RN, is associate dean of nursing, School of Nursing and Health Professions, Trinity Washington University, Washington, DC. Devora Winkfield, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, is interim associate dean, College of Nursing & Allied Health Sciences, Howard University, Washington, DC. The authors are grateful to William Conway, his late wife, Joanne Conway, the Bedford Falls Foundation, and Joseph and Catherine Hall, who supported this work, and to Dr. Marie Nolan of the Conway School of Nursing for her leadership in addressing the faculty shortage. Grammarly was used to assist with grammar and language editing for this article. For more information, contact Dr. Scheckel at scheckel@cua.edu .

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