Connecting - Fellows Take Action: An International Rural Collaboration

<p dir="ltr">INTRODUCTION</p><p dir="ltr">In December 2022, an international connection embedded in community fellowship was established, uniting four international academic nurses. We formed this fellowship while actively participating in a virtual platform in which to shape a vision synonymous with rural community nursing, community development, research, and education. Geography posed no barrier to this collaboration allowing for greater exploration of potential solutions to challenges inherent to rural community health (Whitehead et al., 2022). Conversations revealed more similarities than differences when exploring rural health and rural nursing issues. In this paper, we share our collective vision which was established from our initial collaborative brainstorming session. To achieve this, we provide context to our individual connections, introduce you to each of the community fellows with their individual focus and contributions, and present our collective vision including a five-year action plan of collaborative initiatives related to research, education, community development and collaboration. We advocate for a unified approach, promising a significant impact.</p><p dir="ltr"><br></p>