Aga Khan University in Nairobi recently received authorisation to launch its first advanced practice in nursing programme, similar to what the University of California at Davis has been offering for years. Full development of the leadership role is in progress for the whole country. UC Davis has been a vital partner in making that approach a reality. “The Kenyan health care system faces significant barriers in traditional medical and nursing gender roles,” Laura Van Auker, an associate professor at UC Davis, explained. “Team-based care training through simulation is a critical element in demonstrating that patient care benefits from multidisciplinary teams and breaks down silos between medicine and nursing.” Ultimately, the School of Nursing, along with the UC Davis School of Medicine, hopes to establish global experiential learning for clinical, educational and research nurse practitioner students, medical residents and faculty as multidisciplinary teams.