A Revolutionary Solution to Transform Nursing Education
Accelerating the creation and adoption of innovations to improve nursing education nationally and internationally.UPCOMING COURSES
Clinical Faculty Development Course
Nursing faculty play a critical role in preparing students for rapid changes in health care. Benner Institute’s Clinical Faculty Development Program supports faculty in meeting this need.
The Nurse Preceptor Certificate Course
Nurse preceptors play a crucial role in bridging the transition from nursing school to the advanced beginner new graduate nurse. Benner Institute’s Nurse Preceptor Course supports preceptors in meeting this need.
Our Why:
Nursing education is being asked to radically transform so graduates are truly practice-ready. The Carnegie Foundation’s call to action highlighted the academic–practice gap and the need to adopt effective teaching and learning practices.
Our Mission:
Advance nursing education through three pillars:
– Thought leadership in curricula and teaching/learning
– Innovation incubator for testing and scaling new methods
– Creation, dissemination, and adoption of proven innovations nationally and internationally
Who We Are:
A collaboration between HealthImpact and Dr. Patricia Benner, bringing together academic and practice scholars to drive reform.
What We’re Building:
With 11,000+ new graduate nurses entering California’s workforce annually, we focus on preparing nurses for safe, high-quality care by equipping faculty, preceptors, and institutions with evidence-based approaches.