Preparing the Next Generation of Nursing Leaders: The AONE Nurse Manager Fellowship

A long with 29 other managers from all over the United States, I was invited to join an inaugural group to complete the 2008 AONE Nurse Manager Fellowship, a year-long professional development program that provided a rich environment of learning. The content in the fellowship is based on the Nurse Manager Learning Domain Framework (modeled from the Essentials of Nurse Manager Orientation).¹ Faculty for the program included prominent nurse leaders and experts in nursing leadership and management.