UMHS + U-M School of Nursing = Nursing Excellence
 When it comes to collaboration, the U-M Health System and School of Nursing model best practices.
“Our goal is to provide the highest quality nursing care,” says Marge Calarco, Ph.D., R.N., senior associate director and chief of Nursing Services, UMHS. “The best way to recruit and retain talented nurses is to provide diverse, innovative career development opportunities and create empowered practice environments.”
Two efforts under way to foster professional development and scholarship in the U-M nursing community are:
■ The Center for Professional Development and Mentoring, which offers career coaching for nurses, and is a doorway to a variety of services including mentoring and career assessment.
■ Excellence in Nursing Clinical Scholarship and Education—a partnership between the Health System and School of Nursing to advance and unite clinical scholarship, practice and education. With a focus on integrity, excellence, respect, accountability, diversity and initiative, this program reinforces the values defined by the Health System’s seven strategic principles.
“Programs like these will have significant impact on the quality of patient care, the education of future nurses, and the ability to recruit and retain the best nurses,” says Kathleen Potempa, D.N.Sc., R.N., F.A.A.N., dean and professor, U-M School of Nursing. “We are fortunate to be part of an institution that appreciates and fosters opportunities for collaboration.”
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