Attract new and expanded funding by activating faculty expertise.
We partner with academic medical centers, schools of nursing, medicine, and health sciences to extend their impact and make funding sources, including grants, more accessible.
The challenge
Built for the academy.
Not for what comes next.
Institutional systems were not built for rapid, AI-driven access to expertise.
Faculty expertise is held hostage to antiquated systems
Faculty have deep expertise, in demand by healthcare organizations and funding agencies — but lack infrastructure to package, price, or deliver it to external audiences. Consulting happens informally (if at all), revenue leaks out, and conflict-of-interest and commitment remain sources of tension.
Funding intelligence is fragmented and reactive
Identifying the right grants, federal programs, and competitive funding requires resources most departments don't have. Teams work in silos — the right faculty for a given opportunity may exist down the hall, but there's no way to quickly assemble a win-ready team around it.
Alumni networks are underleveraged assets
Universities invest heavily in alumni relations but rarely activate those networks for meaningful professional engagement — consulting, mentorship, collaborative research, or co-pursuit of funding.
Global mentorship reach is capped by geography and bandwidth
Mentoring opportunities are largely confined to students on campus or within professional associations. There's no infrastructure to extend faculty mentorship to healthcare leaders globally — or to bring real-world practitioners back into the academy as mentors.
Featured academic partner
Institutions already growing with the Studio.
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
A top graduate nursing school, taking expertise global.
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing is one of the U.S.'s top graduate nursing schools, recognized for excellence in nursing education, practice, and research.
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Care Transformation Studio extends our reach—connecting Vanderbilt Nursing experts with organizations that need evidence-based leadership and practice at the speed of today's health challenges.
Pamela JeffriesDean and Velere Potter Professor of Nursing, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
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