The State of Pathology Student Interest Groups in Allopathic and Osteopathic Medical Schools in the United States: Current Practices and Opportunities for Improvement.

Context.—: With the gradual decline in pathology residency applicants during the past few decades, the successful recruitment of quality medical students into the field will rely on a multidimensional approach. One of the means by which medical students are exposed to and recruited into the field of pathology is through student interest groups (SIGs).

Academic practice partnerships: A review of a statewide population health nursing leadership initiative.

Objective: In 2012, the state public health nurse (PHN) Leaders Workgroup formed with members from the state PHN Administrators organization and PHN faculty to facilitate the development of statewide PHN Academic practice partnerships (APP's). In 2016, the workgroup received a state Nurses Foundation grant for $6,000 followed by $5,000 in 2017 to fund the first 2 years of APP projects.

Design: The workgroup disseminated two calls for proposals to the Deans of state academic nursing institutions and local health department leaders, utilizing an application adapted from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) APP Toolkit.