Healthcare IT News April 24, 2024
Christine Antorini, former Danish education minister, believes that innovative education and job strategies could harness a growing interest in healthcare careers. She began nursing at 58.
European countries are struggling with workforce shortages in healthcare. Christine Antorini, the former CEO of Life Foundation, a Danish non-profit focussed on education, and a member of several boards, made headlines when she left her leadership position to pursue nursing in 2023.
Her decision drew a mixed reaction: While she received support and admiration on social media, there were also cynical comments suggesting she would quit upon facing the realities of clinical practice. Others speculated that her enrollment in nursing school was a politically motivated move, a claim she firmly denies.
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