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Building a Future Ready Global Nursing Workforce

Tru Merit
Tru Merit
November 11, 2025

What does it truly mean to create an ethical and sustainable future for global healthcare staffing? In a special episode of Care Anywhere: The Global Health Workforce Podcast, Lea Sims, Chief Marketing Officer of TruMerit, sits down with Earl Dalton, Chief Clinical Officer at Health Carousel and one of our featured Nursing Careers Week speakers, to explore just that.

From Earl’s beginnings in a small Canadian village to leading clinical strategy for one of the largest international nurse staffing firms in the U.S., this episode dives into the mission-driven work of Health Carousel as a social enterprise. Listeners will learn about their transformative global initiatives—like training ICU nurses in Uganda and advancing nursing education in the Philippines—that aim to strengthen health systems where talent is sourced.

You’ll also hear candid insights on the evolving role of nurses in shaping healthcare policy, the importance of ethical recruitment, and how long-term career planning can empower the next generation of globally mobile nurses.

Whether you're a nurse, educator, policymaker, or recruiter, this episode will leave you inspired to think bigger about global impact.

🎧 Listen now and be part of the movement toward ethical, future-ready workforce development.

www.trumerit.org/podcast/global-health-staffing-beyond-ethical-recruitment-earl-dalton-ep-11/

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Tru Merit

TruMerit is a worldwide leader in healthcare workforce development. Formerly known as CGFNS International, the organization has a nearly 50-year history supporting the career mobility of nurses and other healthcare workers—and those who license and hire them—by validating their education, skills, and experience as they seek authorization to practice in the United States and other countries. As TruMerit, this mission has been expanded to building workforce capacity that meets the needs of people in a rapidly evolving global health landscape. Through its Global Health Workforce Development Institute, the organization is advancing evidence-based research, thought leadership, and advocacy in support of healthcare workforce development solutions, including globally recognized practice standards and certifications that will enhance career pathways for healthcare workers.

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