El Paso, TX, May 25, 2012 (PAHO/WHO) - Officials from several academic institutions on both sides of the border met in order to identify opportunities for collaboration and exchange. The Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez (UACJ) with the collaboration of the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO / WHO) United States-Mexico Border Office held the nursing policy workshop and meeting to create an international nursing consortium. The meetings took place from May 23 to 25, 2012 at the PAHO/WHO office in El Paso, TX.