In this program, we will work with veteran's organizations to identify and assist veterans who served in military healthcare to retrain as credentialed teachers for nursing schools;
After conducting research, we determined that a principle cause of shortages of teachers in nursing schools was due to retirement of existing teachers, as well as teachers leaving for higher paying opportunities. We concluded that the problem will only get worse as the "baby boomers" enter retirement. In further research, we found that many military healthcare workers who separate do not pass their licensing exams, or even attempt them, and leave healthcare.