Overview

• The peer‑reviewed paper, titled “Fostering International Collaborations to Inform Nursing and Midwifery Policy: A Caribbean Initiative,” appears in International Nursing Review.
• The effort was led by Penn Nursing’s Eileen T. Lake with co‑author Carmen Alvarez, engaging 15 co‑authors from six Pan American Collaborating Centers and PAHO staff over 18 months.
• The survey achieved a 100% response rate from country Chief Nursing Officers and a 60% response rate from higher‑education directors across the Caribbean.
• The collaborative designed a streamlined instrument covering education, practice, and policy to generate comparable regional data while reducing respondent burden.
• Authors report strengthened PANMCC networks and new collaboration opportunities, positioning the model as useful for regions with limited resources.