title: A collaborative model: twenty healthcare agencies and academic institutions share resources to educate preceptors.
abstract: The Boston Collaborative Learning Group (BCLG), a 20-member consortium of healthcare agencies and academic institutions, originated in 1996 in response to a demand for innovative cost-effective measures. Directors of Staff Development and academicians collaborate and share resources in planning preceptor education programs. Over 750 Boston area nurses have attended 1 of 10 programs offered. This article provides an historical perspective on forming a consortium and the benefits of this collaborative model.
authors.affiliation: Boston College School of Nursing, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA.
authors.forename: Katherine Barry
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Frame
authors.forename: Marsha J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ballantyne
authors.forename: Susan C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Haussler
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McLaughlin
authors.forename: Elizabeth C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Kudzma
authors.forename: Jane M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Barbara Hazard
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Munro
mesh_terms: D001900:Boston; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003479:Curriculum; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005544:Forecasting; D058016:Health Facility Administration; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D017145:Models, Educational; D017146:Models, Organizational; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D014495:Universities / Q000458:organization & administration*