The need for international cooperation is no less true in the arena of education.
Many institutions offer study abroad opportunities and accommodate exchange students from overseas.
While these developments are salutary, such experiences occur in undergraduate education mostly. At the graduate level, many nursing programs within the U.S. host students from other countries who are enrolled in masters or doctoral programs. To a limited extent, faculty exchange opportunities have been provided through the Fulbright Scholar program, and there is evidence that this type of exchange has been mutually beneficial to the visiting faculty and the host institutions alike. This paper will describe the elements of such a program developed at the University of Michigan School of Nursing to respond to this felt need. Modes of Doctoral Education Worldwide Many countries have developed doctoral education opportunities for nurses.