Seven lecturers at the Institute of Health and Care Sciences have been appointed Head Nurse at Sahlgrenska University Hospital Area 5: Pether Jildenstål, My Engström, Ingalill Koinberg, Annette Lennerling, Lotta Johansson, Monica Pettersson and Karin Ahlberg. The requirements for appointment as a Head Nurse are highly set: in addition to a doctoral degree in a health care field, at least six years of clinical service, educational university training and clinical activities are required. Appointing head nurses is a way for the hospital to strengthen collaboration between academia and clinic, and it is also an acknowledgment of individual skills.