Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Empower: Enabling nurses to thrive in an AI-integrated workplace
Empower's novel approach to workplace AI integration combines open-source technology with nurses' ingenuity to maximize nurse-led innovation, advocacy for ethical AI use, and impactful adoption.
Nurses, healthcare's largest and predominately female workforce, face growing pressure to adopt poorly-designed AI solutions for real work without a cohesive strategy. Empower is a comprehensive nurse-led AI ecosystem that provides access to the training, organizational infrastructure, and tools nurses need to address workplace barriers to safe and effective AI use. Empower creates new opportunities for nurses to shape the future of AI in healthcare through impactful advocacy and innovative solutions to local nursing problems.
Primary Barrier
Low AI adoption rates
Location
Tennessee
Solution Region
East South Central
Community Type
Urban
Annual Operating Budget
More than $500 Million
