Academic-Practice Partnerships Tool Kit Page ContentPLAYERS A. Selecting partners How do you identify your partners? Why is this partner a good fit? How do you approach your potential partner? How do you make the appointment with the right person? Who is the right person? B. Preparing for your first meeting Where do you meet? What do you need to know about your potential partner and his or her organization? What does your partner need to know about you and your organization? PARTNERSHIPS A. Initial meeting What is the right partnership activity for you and your partner? What documents about your organization might be helpful to bring to the first meeting? What do you have to offer? What is the mutual benefit? What is your vision? Does your potential partner share this vision? What is the potential initiative/activity, and who else needs to be involved in both organizations? Who is the top leadership in the organization? Are you talking to them? What is the business case for the partnership? What are the next steps? Do you have a timeline established at the end of the first meeting? Be sure to send a thank-you note with next steps delineated. B. Subsequent meetings Do you have clarity on goals and vision? What resources are needed? What are the details and timeline of the initiative? Whom can we call for expert consultation if need be? Will there be an official MOU? What are the expected outcomes of the activity? ENVIRONMENT A. Time Is this the right time for this partnership? What are the issues that will facilitate or impede the development of the partnership? What is the time commitment for the partners? Whose time will be required? When will the meetings be scheduled? Are they on a regular basis and frequent? B. Space What space is required for the activity? What equipment or supplies are needed? What funding is needed? Where are we meeting? Where will we present outcomes? C. Regulation What are the policies or regulatory issues that will impede or facilitate development of the partnership on both sides? D. Context How will the partnership be funded? What are the constraints of both partners? What history do the partners have with each other and each others’ institutions? Source: American Association of Colleges of Nursing (2012). “Academic-Practice Partnerships Tool Kit.” Retrieved May 4, 2013, from www.aacn.nche.edu/leading-initiatives/academic-practice-partnerships/tool-kit. Reproduced with permission. Related News Caregiving Technology Are Robots the Solution to Senior Care Staffing Shortages? We need to explore innovative solutions to alleviate the strain on our workforce and ensure the sustainability of our operations—especially in the face of future crises. READ MORE Technology Cyber Security What We Learned from the Change Healthcare Cyberattack SNFs are left wanting for revenue to invest in the technological innovations that would strengthen their ability to prepare for cybersecurity incidents rather than simply to respond to them. READ MORE Technology The Change Healthcare Cyberattack and the Response When hackers used stolen credentials to breach its systems in February 2024, exploiting a lack of multi-factor authentication, their intrusion exposed a single point of failure in the American health care system. READ MORE View All News Related Articles Caregiving 5/31/2024 Advocating for Change Federal immigration laws often make it challenging to bring in as many people as they need. READ MORE Workforce 5/31/2024 An Impossible Staffing Mandate The sector would have to hire an additional 102,000 nurses and nurse aides to comply with the mandate, at a cost of $6.5 billion a year. AHCA/NCAL is fighting to block the mandate from going into effect. READ MORE 5/31/2024 Buyer's Market PDPM-Connect | Advanced Location | Assist premium Standard Height Toilet Seat | CCR Growth READ MORE