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Gift Funds Program to Train Chinese Nursing Leaders
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America's nursing shortage has reached a crisis point, with only 800 registered nurses available to serve every 100,000 individuals. But our nation's nursing crisis is dwarfed by the shortage of nurses in China, where fewer than 100 nurses serve every 100,000 citizens—one of the lowest nurse-per-capita ratios in the world.
To ease China's nursing shortage, a collaboration between the UCSF School of Nursing and the Chinese Nurses Association (CNA) will provide scholarship support to promising Chinese nurses. After obtaining master's degrees in administration and education at UCSF, the nurses will return to their homeland to provide state-of-the-art continuing education and leadership training to China's nursing workforce.
A $100,000 gift from Nellie Mitchell, BSN, will fund the initial stage of program development. A former nurse, Mitchell became interested in the state of Chinese health care during the 1980s, when she worked at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center. There, she learned from Chinese colleagues the challenges facing nurses in that country.
"China's health-care system needs more nurses," Mitchell affirms, "but it also needs educators who will train them. I am honored to support an innovative program that addresses those needs."
Joan Spicer, RN, MBA, PhD, associate clinical professor of Community Health Systems at the UCSF School of Nursing, will serve as project director for the collaboration. "When we worked together at Irvine, I was always impressed with Nell's incredible dedication to the nursing profession," Spicer says.
"This donation demonstrates her continued commitment—a commitment that extends beyond the local community to improve health care across the globe."
For information on giving to the CNA-UCSF Nursing Faculty Preparation Program, contact Mark Boone at 415/502-8310 or mboone@support.ucsf.edu.
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