AHNCC has two types of Fellowships – the Holistic Nursing Fellowship Program and the Nurse Coach Fellowship. See our winners below.
The Holistic Nursing Fellowship Program
The Holistic Nursing Fellowship Program was launched in 2022 through a collaborative effort between the American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation (AHNCC) and the American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA). Through this alliance, AHNCC and AHNA are partnering with other nursing organizations to increase inclusivity and diversity among our certificants and membership. We are committed to uplift the contributions of holistic nurses from a wide range of backgrounds and identities, through knowledge sharing, that honors diverse healing traditions and perspectives. We serve to strengthen the holistic nurse specialty by broadening sociocultural awareness, in order to enhance our ability to provide optimal holistic care that is inclusive to all. This mission drives us to offer ourselves as instruments of healing, while also committing to equity, diversity, inclusion, belonging, and social justice as unifying forces of equality.
At the beginning of the Fellowship, fellows are provided with a board-certified holistic nurse mentor who will facilitate them in preparing for the national Holistic Nursing certification examination and help them navigate through the application process.
The Fellow will have 2 years to complete the Fellowship program and take the certification examination. A certificate will be provided to participants upon completion of the Fellowship program. Upon completion, participants can also include the Fellowship completion in their CVs.
In this two-year Fellowship, recipients are offered a packet that is valued at over $1400.00 and includes the following:
- Mentorship from an AHNCC certificant for the duration of the application and testing period.
- Application fee for certification
- Practice test fee
- Examination Registration cost
- Re-sitting fee if needed
- Free AHNA Foundations of Holistic Nursing (FOHN) Self-Study Course
- ANA/AHNA Holistic Nursing Scope and Standards 3rd Edition Book
- $100 Gift Certificate for the AHNA Shop (Continuing Education or SWAG purchases)
Each year, the AHNCC Equality, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice (EEDISJ) Committee looks at a list of identified nursing organizations that are focused on diverse nursing populations. They select and invite the next two organizations to participate.
The invited organizations then select the fellow from their membership.
The first two approached in 2022 were the National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) and National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN).
Click here for the 2022 Holistic Nurse Fellowship Winners
Click here for the 2024 Holistic Nursing Fellowship Winners
The Nurse Coach Fellowship Program
The Nurse Coach Fellowship Program is an American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation (AHNCC) initiative launched in 2023. Through this initiative AHNCC is collaborating with other nursing organizations to increase inclusivity and diversity among our Nurse Coach certificants. We are committed to uplift the contributions of nurse coaches from a wide range of backgrounds and identities, through knowledge sharing, that honors diverse healing traditions and perspectives. We serve to strengthen the nurse coaching role by broadening sociocultural awareness, in order to enhance our ability to provide optimal holistic care that is inclusive to all. This mission drives us to offer ourselves as instruments of healing, while also committing to equity, diversity, inclusion, belonging, and social justice as unifying forces of equality.
The Nurse Coaching Fellowship Program was launched in 2023 by the American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation (AHNCC).
Our intent is to partner with other diverse nursing organizations, every 2 years, to increase inclusivity and diversity among our certificants. The Nursing organizations partnering with AHNCC choose which of their members will receive the Fellowship.
In this two-year Fellowship, recipients are offered a packet that is valued at over $2500.00 and includes the following:
- Mentorship from an AHNCC certified Nurse Coach for the duration of the application and testing period.
- Free tuition from a recognized Nurse Coach Educational program that covers both the required 60 contact hours and the 60 supervision hours.
- Practice test fee
- Examination Registration cost
- Re-sitting fee if needed
- A copy of the 2nd edition of the Art and Competencies of Nurse Coaching
