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Faculty at the UCSF School of Nursing are exploring the root causes of the national nursing shortage and formulating potential solutions to address this alarming trend.

The UCSF School of Nursing has launched the new UCSF Leadership Institute. One of only a handful such centers nationwide, the UCSF Leadership Institute provides leadership training to nurses and other health care professionals across the career spectrum, regionally and around the globe. The new institute builds on existing degree programs at the School that prepare nurses to lead in their profession. From left, Justin Pohl, director of the UCSF Leadership Institute; KT Waxman, director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program and co-director of the Leadership Institute; and Lisa Lommel, director of the MS in Healthcare Administration and Interprofessional Leadership program, are helping prepare nurses to lead in their professions. (Photo credit: Elisabeth Fall)

The U.S. has experienced nursing shortages periodically since the early 1900s, but the magnitude of the current nursing shortage is greater than ever before.

Meet 25 UCSF nursing faculty and alumni who have made a remarkable difference during this pandemic through their commitment, innovation and leadership.

To prepare future nurse leaders to address these challenges, the UCSF School of Nursing is blending hands-on clinical opportunities in underrepresented communities with a master’s curriculum that focuses on understanding and advancing health equity.

For many nurses, the COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced and sharpened their commitment to health care and our communities. We asked a few alumni, students and faculty to share their experiences. These are their stories.

By fall 2024, the UCSF School of Nursing plans to launch streamlined academic pathways to meet the growing demand for doctorally prepared nurses who will lead transformative change in an increasingly complex health care arena.

The UCSF School of Nursing is preparing nurses to become leaders in health equity by incorporating new requirements into its curriculum that expand students’ understanding of structural racism’s impact on health.

KT Waxman, DNP, RN, FAAN, a distinguished nurse leader in hospitals and academic institutions, will join the UCSF School of Nursing starting Dec. 1, 2021 as director of its Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program.

Jennifer James, assistant professor in the Institute for Health & Aging, is one of three scholars nationwide to be named to the Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics’ Class of 2024.