2010 News Release
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Seeks Executive Nurses for Three-Year Fellowship

Application Deadline Is January 18, 2011

November 2010 - Greensboro, NC - The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is now accepting applications for its 2011 Executive Nurse Fellows program. Deadline for the receipt of applications is 3 p.m., January 18, 2011.

RWJF's Executive Nurse Fellows program provides a three-year world-class leadership development experience to enhance the effectiveness of nurse leaders who have already shown exceptional leadership skills but want to improve the impact they have on the U.S. healthcare system. Each year, 20 nurses who aspire to lead and shape healthcare locally and nationally are chosen to strengthen their leadership capacity and improve their abilities to lead teams and organizations in improving health and healthcare.

The Center for Creative Leadership© was selected this year as the new national program office for the prestigious Executive Nurse Fellows program. The CCL/UNC team - led by Co-Directors David Altman, Ph.D., CCL's executive vice president for research, innovation, and product development at CCL; and Linda Cronenwett, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., dean emerita and professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing - has been hard at work on all aspects of the program since April 1, 2010.

All key nursing and public health organizations and associations at the state and national levels have been notified of the call for applications, reaching thousands of potential program candidates. Up to 20 fellowships will be awarded in this grant cycle, with notification of acceptance taking place in May 2011.

For more information about the program, selection criteria, eligibility and how to apply visit the RWJF Executive Nurse Fellows Web site or view the program's Call for Applications. All qualified nurses are encouraged to apply. The deadline for receipt of applications is January 18, 2011 (3 p.m. ET). Apply online at www.rwjf.org/cfp/enf.

About the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation focuses on the pressing health and health care issues facing our country. As the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to improving the health and health care of all Americans, the Foundation works with a diverse group of organizations and individuals to identify solutions and achieve comprehensive, meaningful and timely change. For more than 35 years the Foundation has brought experience, commitment, and a rigorous, balanced approach to the problems that affect the health and health care of those it serves. When it comes to helping Americans lead healthier lives and get the care they need, the Foundation expects to make a difference in your lifetime. For more information, visit http://www.rwjf.org/about/.

About the Center for Creative Leadership
The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL^®) is a top-ranked, global provider of executive education that accelerates strategy and business results by unlocking the leadership potential of individuals and organizations. Founded in 1970, CCL offers an array of research-based programs, products and services for leaders at all levels. Ranked among the world's Top 10 providers of executive education by Bloomberg BusinessWeek and the Financial Times, CCL is headquartered in Greensboro, NC, with offices in Colorado Springs, CO; San Diego, CA; Brussels; Moscow; Singapore; New Delhi - NCR, India and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Its work is supported by 500 faculty members and staff.

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