Program Overview

The Johnson & Johnson Nurse Innovation Fellowship Program (JJNIF) powered by Penn Nursing and the Wharton School is a ground-breaking, one-year, team-based nursing fellowship (May 2025-May 2026) for Chief Nursing Officers (CNO), nurse executives and senior nurse leaders. The goal of the fellowship is to advance healthcare by powering-up nurse-led innovation and leadership within health systems.  

The JJNIF is designed for innovative nurse executives who have a passion for finding solutions that drive transformative change in the healthcare work environment so nurses and patients can thrive.

The JJNIF program is a combination of in-person and virtual sessions, and teams are expected to attend all sessions. The program begins with a virtual half-day kick-off meeting in May 14, 2025, followed by an in-person 5-day Summer Innovation Institute at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA from June 23-27, 2025. Following the Summer Innovation Institute, there are three 2-day virtual synchronous sessions (one each quarter: September 10-11, 2025, 11-5p ET; November 12-13, 2025, 11-5p ET; February 11-12, 2026, 11-5p ET) throughout the year, and a 2-day in-person closing event at Johnson & Johnson in New Brunswick, NJ, on May 20-21, 2026. 

For more details about the program, check out our website: https://www.nursing.upenn.edu/jj-nurse-innovation-fellowship 

Please note: You will be able to save your application and come back to it. There is no need to complete it in one sitting - just make sure to hit save before exiting the application portal.