A Brief History of Orbis Education

Orbis Education was conceived as a solution to a growing problem. The methods of the past will not solve the current nursing shortage, and the founders of Orbis recognized that the evolution of online education would create an opportunity to help hospitals mitigate their shortages.

Founded in 2003, Orbis set out to examine the root causes of the nursing shortage and to develop a company and business model that would help address the problems. The founders met with thought leaders across the healthcare spectrum and used the knowledge and understanding from these meetings, along with decades of experience in healthcare and education, to create Orbis Education.

Orbis formed its first alliance with the University of Oklahoma in 2005, and soon after began the process of converting the OU curriculum and nursing programs into a solid, adult-focused online educational experience.

In late 2005, Orbis formed a strategic partnership with Sharp HealthCare to bring the University of Oklahoma College of Nursing Program into Sharp’s facilities in San Diego, California and Glendale Adventist Medical Center in Glendale, California.

In 2009, Orbis created a partnership between St. Vincent Health and Marian University in Indianapolis to offer an Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing. In early 2010, Orbis again proved the model by forming an alliance between Roseman University and St. Rose Dominican Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Today, Orbis is set to open several more collaborative nursing education solutions with numerous other schools and hospitals throughout the country.

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