School of Nursing, Mayo Clinic form collaboratory to advance nursing

The University of Minnesota School of Nursing and the Mayo Clinic Department of Nursing formed a collaboratory to facilitate working together to generate, disseminate and apply knowledge for the improvement of nursing practice, education and patient outcomes. The partnership will engage nursing faculty, staff and students in the development of strategies to enhance nursing education, research and practice.

Initially, the partnership will center on fostering innovative undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate education experiences at Mayo Clinic and advancing nursing knowledge to improve and support the health of individuals and their families through research and evidence-based practice. The partnership also will address nursing workforce needs for Mayo Clinic throughout the U.S. and support a smooth transition of graduates into practice.

The collaboratory will build on the partnership the School of Nursing and the Department of Nursing have had since the school first began educating Bachelor of Science in Nursing students in Rochester in 2002. All School of Nursing students in Rochester complete their clinical education at Mayo Clinic and learn from clinical instructors and preceptors who are Mayo nurses. In 2020, the School of Nursing and Mayo Clinic collaborated to provide a first-of-its-kind clinical leaning experience by creating a dedicated education unit in an ambulatory care setting.