Nurse Innovation Fellowship
About the Johnson & Johnson Nurse Innovation Fellowship Powered by Penn Nursing and the Wharton School
This ground-breaking, one-year, team-based nursing fellowship for Chief Nursing Officers (CNO), nurse executives, and senior nurse leaders, is focused on powering-up nurse-led innovation and leadership within health systems to drive transformative change in the healthcare work environment so nurses and patients can thrive. Johnson & Johnson’s sponsorship of the fellowship covers all attendance and travel costs for participants.
Johnson & Johnson Nurse Innovation Fellowship: 2024-2025 Cohort
Meet the 10 teams that form the new 2024-2025 Johnson & Johnson Nurse Innovation Fellowship cohort. The teams represent geographically diverse areas across the U.S., large and small health systems, and standalone hospitals in urban and rural locations.
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach
Darla Fish, RN, MSN, CCRN
Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer
Carla Johnson, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Executive Director of Nursing and Clinical Operations
Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer
Carla Johnson, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Executive Director of Nursing and Clinical Operations
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Hillcrest
Dr. Melissa Shemek, Ed.D/CI, MSN Ed., RNC-NIC, NEA-BC
Director of Nursing Professional Development
LaJuana Jones, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Chief Nursing Officer
Director of Nursing Professional Development
LaJuana Jones, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Chief Nursing Officer
ChristianaCare
Dr. Michelle Collins, DNP, APRN, CNS, ACNS-BC, NPD-BC, NEA-BC, LSSBB
Vice President, Nursing Excellence, Virtual Acute Care Nursing, Center for Nursing Innovation
Danielle Weber, MSN, MSM, RN-BC, NEA-BC
Chief Nursing Executive and Chief Nursing Officer
Vice President, Nursing Excellence, Virtual Acute Care Nursing, Center for Nursing Innovation
Danielle Weber, MSN, MSM, RN-BC, NEA-BC
Chief Nursing Executive and Chief Nursing Officer
Cook County Health System
Beena Peters, DNP, RN, FACHE, FABC
System Chief Nursing Executive
Elizabeth Vaclavik, DNP, RN, OCN, NEA-BC
Associate Chief Nurse Executive, Ambulatory Services
System Chief Nursing Executive
Elizabeth Vaclavik, DNP, RN, OCN, NEA-BC
Associate Chief Nurse Executive, Ambulatory Services
University Medical Center of El Paso
Amy Daher, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Chief Nursing Officer
Nohemi Galindo, BSN, RNC-OB, NPD-BC, C-ONQS, C-EFM
Director, Nursing Special Projects
Chief Nursing Officer
Nohemi Galindo, BSN, RNC-OB, NPD-BC, C-ONQS, C-EFM
Director, Nursing Special Projects
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network
Jeanne Dzurenko, MPH, BSN, NEA-BC
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
Jolene Klotz, MSN, CRRN
Director of Nursing
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
Jolene Klotz, MSN, CRRN
Director of Nursing
Inova Health System
Dr. Marguerite Cunningham, DNP, NEA-BC, NI-BC, CPHIMS
Vice President, Chief Nursing Informatics Officer
Dr. Dina Dent, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Chief Nursing Officer
Vice President, Chief Nursing Informatics Officer
Dr. Dina Dent, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Chief Nursing Officer
Rutland Regional Medical Center
Kelly Watson, DNP, MHA, RN, FACHE
Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer
Elizabeth Kyhill, MSN, RN
Vice President, Medical Group Operations
Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer
Elizabeth Kyhill, MSN, RN
Vice President, Medical Group Operations
St. Joseph Hospital (NY)
Dr. Kimberly Ross, BSN, MSN, DNP, TCRN, CCRN
Director of Nursing
Dr. Anthony Esposito, BSN, MHA, DNP
Chief Nursing Officer
Director of Nursing
Dr. Anthony Esposito, BSN, MHA, DNP
Chief Nursing Officer
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Bonnie Fryzlewicz, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
Mary Field, DNP, MBA, RN, CPHON, NEA-BC
Director Ambulatory CBDC & Infusion Services
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
Mary Field, DNP, MBA, RN, CPHON, NEA-BC
Director Ambulatory CBDC & Infusion Services
About the Fellowship
The hybrid in-person and virtual fellowship will immerse two nurse leaders from 10 different U.S. health systems in principles of human-centered design and design thinking to be applied to real-world, specific challenges faced by their health system.
The innovation curriculum provided by Penn Nursing will be paired with business acumen, change management and strategic leadership skills development through Wharton Executive Education. At the conclusion of the fellowship, fellows will pitch their innovative solutions with the goal of bringing that solution back to their healthcare system to implement.
The innovation curriculum provided by Penn Nursing will be paired with business acumen, change management and strategic leadership skills development through Wharton Executive Education. At the conclusion of the fellowship, fellows will pitch their innovative solutions with the goal of bringing that solution back to their healthcare system to implement.
Program Timeline
Applications Open1/8/24
Applications Close2/19/24
Selected Fellows Notified3/22/24
Program Kick-Off (Virtual, 6 hours)4/22/24 from 11am-5pm ET
Summer Innovation Institute (In-person, 36 hours, Philadelphia, PA @ UPenn Nursing School)6/3/24 - 6/7/24
Three Virtual Sessions (6 hours per session)9/10/24 - 9/11/24
11/12/24 - 11/13/24
2/11/25 - 2/12/25
from 11am-5pm ET
(the time is subject to change)
Final Closing Event (In-Person, New Brunswick, NJ @ Johnson & Johnson World HQ)In person 5/21/25 - 5/22/25
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