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Sponsored Kenyan Nurses Complete Nurse Leadership Program
Palm Springs, CA, USA (January 24, 2025) – The Health Carousel Foundation is proud to announce the graduation of two influential Kenyan nurse leaders from the Coldiron Senior Nurse Executive Fellowship. A grant from the Health Carousel Foundation made their participation in this year-long program possible. In related news, Donita Ross (MSN, RN, NE BC, CGNC), ACNO, and VP Health Carousel International also became a Coldiron graduate, and two sponsored Filipino nurse leaders began the year-long program.
The Coldiron program is a collaboration between the Marian K. Shaughnessy Nurse Leadership Academy, the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University, the American Nurses Association, the American Organization for Nursing Leadership, and the Healthcare Financial Management Association. This partnership brings together some of the most respected and influential organizations in healthcare, nursing, and organizational behavior, providing participants with access to a wealth of resources and expertise including individual executive coaching sessions.
As a Coldiron graduate and a committed lifelong learner, I am incredibly proud of the Foundation's support of the Coldiron program. I know firsthand that this program unlocks actionable solutions to improve nursing that will stand the test of time. It's critical to invest in developing high-powered leaders such as Donita, Eunice, and Judith so that these leaders go forth and support the future of nursing leadership. They will surely apply what they have learned and experienced to improve the science of nursing practice in Kenya and the broader global nursing community they serve.
- Earl Dalton, MHA, MSL, BSN, NEA BC, Chief Clinical Officer & VP Clinical Services, Health Carousel International
About the Kenyan Graduates
Judith Awinja Aluora, PhD, MPH, BSN Judith Awinja Aluora is appointed the Head of Nursing and Midwifery Services, Ministry of Health, Kenya. Dr. Aluora’s most impressive achievements include developing the National Nursing and Midwifery Policy 2022–2032.
Eunice Ndirangu-Mugo, PhD, MSN, BSN Eunice Ndirangu-Mugo is a Professor and the Dean of the Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery, East Africa (AKU-SONAM EA). She is also the Chairperson of the Nursing Council of Kenya.
Promoting Excellence in Nurse Leadership
The Coldiron Senior Nurse Executive Fellowship was created by the Marian K. Shaughnessy Nurse Leadership Academy to enhance and expand the development of senior nurse executive leaders.
This innovative Fellowship program is designed to empower executive nurse leaders to make healthcare more patient-centered, cost-effective, accessible and quality driven. The Fellowship was launched in March 2021 and includes five sessions presented over a 12-month period. The curriculum includes sessions on executive presence, financial acumen, care coordination, quality and safety competencies, wellness, public communication and understanding and leading change. More information on this program can be accessed on the Nurse Leadership Academy website.
Since our inception in 2004, Health Carousel has maintained its Light the Way initiatives, through which all our programs and activities promoting ethical recruitment practices and nursing sustainability globally have been funneled.
We are one of the largest U.S. healthcare staffing firms and have been awarded numerous industry awards, including Best of Staffing Diamond Award by ClearyRated and are listed on the Fastest-Growing US Staffing Firms by Staffing Industry Analysts.
Health Carousel and Health Carousel Philippines have received the status of Certified Ethical Recruiter by the Alliance for Ethical Recruitment Practices, a nonprofit organization that promotes the fair, transparent recruitment of global healthcare workers for employment in the USA. Health Carousel is a proud member of the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance and has achieved the Gold Seal of Approval from the Joint Commission.
