Geriatric Nursing Leadership Academy Seeks Applicants

18-month program pairs nurses with expert mentors

Feb 21, 2012, 3:11 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – By 2030, one of every five Americans will be age 65 or older. That’s an estimated 70 million people, according to a recent study by the U.S. Administration on Aging.

The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International’s (STTI) Geriatric Nursing Leadership Academy (GNLA) has become a premier leadership development opportunity to prepare nurses to care for this growing population. To date, this program has changed the lives of Fellows, their Mentors and the 20,000 patients they care for across 20 states.

The newest GNLA cohort is accepting applications through April 2, 2012.

The 18-month GNLA is a mentored leadership experience. Each Fellow will select a Mentor who will participate in the GNLA workshops and help guide them through their personalized leadership development journey. GNLA Faculty, all national experts in leadership and/or geriatric nursing, offer a blended curriculum that provides a multitude of methodologies for developing leadership knowledge and competence with a focus on:

• Individual leadership development

• Advancing nursing practice through leadership of an interprofessional team

• Organizational scope of influence and impact

The GNLA is possible with a grant from The Retirement Research Foundation and additional support from The John A. Hartford Foundation, Hill-Rom and STTI.

For more information and to apply, visit http://nursingsociety.org/LeadershipInstitute or call Rachael McLaughlin at 317-634-8171.