Emory partners with local college to fight nursing shortage [Video]

ATLANTA — Emory University announced a five-year partnership with Oglethorpe University to combat the national nursing shortage.

“We are thrilled to announce this partnership with Oglethorpe,” said Linda McCauley, the dean of the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing. “The profession needs nurses – now more than ever. Collaboration with other institutions to prepare more nurses to enter the workforce will help us address the nationwide nursing shortage.”

A study done by the U.S Chamber of Commerce shows there will be an average of 193,100 projected job openings for registered nurses per year until 2032. This shortage of nurses “is causing a ripple effect of rising health care costs and lower quality of life across the country.” 

However, the collaboration between the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University and Oglethorpe University will create …