Task Force on NC Nursing Workforce

In January 2003, The Duke Endowment granted support to the NC Institute of Medicine to convene the Task Force on the NC Nursing Workforce. The Institute is partnering with the North Carolina Area Health Education Centers, the North Carolina Center for Nursing, the North Carolina Hospital Association, and the North Carolina Nurses Association in this effort.

Led by by Cynthia M. Freund, RN, PhD, FAAN, Professor and Dean Emerita of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing and Joseph D. Crocker, Senior Vice President/Manager of Community Affairs of Carolinas Banking, this year-long Task Force will address the issues surrounding the current nursing workforce situation in North Carolina. They will begin by carefully analyzing the current and projected future demand for nursing professional and paraprofessional personnel in all segments of the NC healthcare industry.