Our History

A group of nurse educators shared their concerns in an online discussion forum about the current nurse faculty shortage. Various solutions and concerns were expressed by different group members, and Dr. Edmund J. Y. Pajarillo, PhD, RN, Informatics-BC, CPHQ, NEA-BC, ANEF, FAAN, took the initiative to form a consortium of nurse educators to discuss the proposed solutions. The interested members across the country started meeting via Zoom in May 2023 and onwards on a regular basis. Five subcommittees were formed in the initial meetings, and the members selected the committee of their interest to work toward of the common goal of addressing nursing faculty shortage. The subcommittees targeted their focus on educational institutions, healthcare organizations, professional organizations, policy makers, as well as public, profit and non-profit organizations. A chair and co-chair were selected for each subcommittee, and the members started working on resolution writing for each subcommittee. Simultaneously, a Delphi Research Team was formed to conduct another study to examine the recruitment and retention of academic nurse educators. The consortium held zoom meetings regularly and to date. The National Consortium of Academic Nurse Educators, Inc. (NC-ANE) is incorporated in the State of New Jersey and is also a non-profit organization under IRC Section 501(c)(3).