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Healthcare organizations everywhere are grappling with the same challenge: how do we deliver safe, high-quality care amid growing workforce shortages and rising patient needs?
In the newest episode of Care Anywhere's "From the Bench," host Lea Sims is joined by Syl Trepanier and Ching-Min Chen to explore a new approach to safe staffing—one that goes beyond traditional workforce models and focuses on redesigning care around sustainability, access, and patient outcomes.
From virtual nursing and telehealth to interdisciplinary collaboration and technology-enabled care, this conversation examines how healthcare leaders can build systems that are better equipped for the future.
The question isn't just how we staff healthcare—it's how we design it.
🎧 Watch the full episode today at TruMerit.org/podcast or listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other major podcast platforms.
🚨 The world could face a shortage of 13 million nurses by 2030. What does that mean for the future of safe staffing?
On the latest episode of Care Anywhere, host Lea Sims sits down with Sylvain Trepanier, Chief Nursing Officer at Providence and Board Chair of TruMerit, and Ching-Min Chen, Vice President of the Taiwan Nurses Association and Distinguished Professor and Dean of Nursing at Kaohsiung Medical University, to explore why solving workforce challenges requires more than filling vacancies—it requires reimagining models of care.
Together, they discuss how healthcare leaders can redesign care delivery around patient needs, workforce sustainability, interdisciplinary collaboration, and technology-enabled care.
💡 “At the core of all of this, it’s really about completely reimagining the care so that we can have better outcomes, but we can also foster workforce resilience.” — Sylvain Trepanier
From virtual nursing and telehealth to AI and new care delivery frameworks, this conversation offers a fresh perspective on building safer, more equitable, and more sustainable healthcare systems.
🎧 Listen now: https://www.trumerit.org/podcast/from-the-from-the-bench-safe-staffing-through-new-models-of-care-sylvain-trepanier-and-ching-min-chen-ep-26/
06/08/2026
Peter Preziosi shared this powerful story after being honored with the 2026 Distinguished Graduate Award from the FSU College of Nursing’s Nole Nurse Alumni Council:
"One of my most memorable patients was a tiny, feisty six‑year‑old named Deanna.
Unlike many children on the unit, Deanna still had a full head of brown hair, cut in a short bob. She loved her Pound Puppies, had the sweetest dimples, and she smiled often—unless she was in pain during her bone marrow transplant treatments. Deanna had aplastic anemia.
Despite every treatment and every comfort we could provide, she died. I was there when she passed, feeling helpless. And days later, I attended her funeral.
As I approached her child‑sized casket in a crowded Brooklyn funeral home, her mother saw me and cried out, “There’s my baby’s nurse.”
In that moment, I understood something that has never left me: despite the limits of medical science, nursing remains with families long after a shift ends—long after a hospital stay concludes.
Our presence matters. Our humanity matters. And that responsibility—and privilege—became my lifelong 'why.'"
Nurses:
You are seen.
You are appreciated.
You make a difference in the world.
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In case you missed it: multilingualism may be one of healthcare’s greatest untapped superpowers.
In the latest episode of Care Anywhere, Katie Brown, founder and chief education officer at EnGen, joins host Lea Sims to discuss how language upskilling helps internationally trained healthcare professionals deliver stronger patient care, improve communication, and better serve diverse communities.
Katie explains why healthcare organizations benefit when caregivers can communicate fluently across languages and cultures—improving efficiency, strengthening outcomes, and helping patients feel truly understood.
Catch up on this episode and explore past conversations on the future of the global healthcare workforce at TruMerit.org/podcast. Subscribe to Care Anywhere on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite streaming platform.
Career mobility isn't just about getting there. It's about thriving when you arrive.
Mastering English can help you feel more confident with patients, communicate more effectively with colleagues, and succeed in your new community.
That's why TruMerit partners with EnGen. Through healthcare-focused English courses, live workshops, and coaching support, EnGen helps foreign-educated healthcare professionals build the language skills they need for career success—not just exam success.
🎧 Hear more in our latest Care Anywhere podcast episode ( #25): https://www.trumerit.org/podcast/language-as-a-superpower-upskilling-a-globally-mobile-workforce-katie-brown-ep-25/
Passing a language exam is one thing. Communicating confidently with patients and colleagues is another.
In the newest episode of Care Anywhere, Katie Brown, founder and chief education officer at EnGen, joins host Lea Sims to discuss why true language mastery in healthcare goes far beyond minimum proficiency requirements.
Katie shares how internationally trained healthcare professionals often face communication barriers in clinical settings—not because they lack expertise, but because standardized testing doesn’t always prepare them for the realities of caregiving conversations.
This episode explores how stronger communication skills can build confidence, improve collaboration, and ultimately strengthen patient care.
Listen now on your favorite streaming platform, like YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify, or visit TruMerit.org/podcast.
05/29/2026
This is your last chance to register for the next Nurse Qualifying Exam (NQE)! 🚨⏰
The upcoming testing window is almost here, and applications close May 31. If you’re ready to take a step toward becoming a Certified Global Nurse (CGN) and expanding your opportunities worldwide, NOW is your chance.
📅 Testing window: July 13–17, 2026
⏰ Apply by: May 31, 2026
Register today: TruMerit.org/NQE
In the latest episode of Care Anywhere, Katie Brown, founder and chief education officer at EnGen, joins host Lea Sims to discuss why communication skills are essential for patient safety, clinician confidence, and quality care delivery.
Katie explains how EnGen uses real-world healthcare scenarios—not generic language lessons—to help internationally trained healthcare professionals build the practical English skills they need to thrive in clinical settings and everyday life.
Subscribe to Care Anywhere now for new episode notifications, and listen on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite streaming platform.
05/28/2026
Important update for internationally educated healthcare professionals: HRSA has revised the approved English Language Proficiency (ELP) examinations and passing score requirements used for U.S. healthcare worker certification and immigration processes.
In alignment with HRSA’s updated requirements, we will adapt our policies and processes for VisaScreen certificate issuance effective May 12, 2026.
This means:
• Exams taken prior to May 12, 2026, will still be certified under the previous criteria.
• Exams taken on or after May 12, 2026, will be certified according to the new criteria.
Please note: TOEIC will no longer be accepted for VisaScreen certification after May 12, 2026, as it is no longer included on HRSA’s approved exam list.
As long-time advocates for improved ELP standards, we are encouraged to see progress toward stronger score alignment and continued emphasis on patient safety and equitable standards for foreign-trained healthcare professionals seeking practice in the U.S.
Learn more:
HRSA requirements: https://www.hrsa.gov/office-global-health/foreign-healthcare-worker-requirements
TruMerit update: https://www.trumerit.org/updated-english-language-proficiency-elp-exams-and-score-requirements-by-the-health-resources-and-services-administration-hrsa/
“Language is confidence. Language is opportunity. Language is patient care.”
A new episode of Care Anywhere is out.
Host Lea Sims sits down with Katie Brown, founder and chief education officer at EnGen, to explore how language upskilling can transform career mobility for internationally trained healthcare professionals—and strengthen healthcare systems in the process.
From patient communication and workplace confidence to NCLEX preparation and community integration, Katie shares why language mastery is about far more than passing an exam.
Watch now: https://www.trumerit.org/podcast/language-as-a-superpower-upskilling-a-globally-mobile-workforce-katie-brown-ep-25/
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