Revitalizing the infection prevention workforce with a fellowship program for underrepresented groups
Date
2023-07-03
Authors
Nelson, Alison L.
Barlam, Tamar F.
Drainoni, Mari-Lynn
Burrowes, Shana A. B.
Pierre, Cassandra M.
Version
Published version
OA Version
Citation
Nelson AL, Steiner J, Hanley D, et al. Revitalizing the infection prevention workforce with a fellowship program for underrepresented groups. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. 2023;44(12):2050-2051. doi:10.1017/ice.2023.38
Abstract
Infection preventionist (IP) positions are difficult to fill, and future workforce shortages are anticipated. The IP field has less racial and ethnic diversity than the general nursing workforce or patient population. A targeted fellowship program for underrepresented groups allowed the recruitment and training of IPs while avoiding staffing shortages.
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License
Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America . This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution and reproduction, provided the original article is properly cited. This article has been published under a Read & Publish Transformative Open Access (OA) Agreement with CUP.