# Ep 61: Recognizing Nursing as STEM with Rebecca Love Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/nurse-rosa-s-insights-7021466/ep-61-recognizing-nursing-as-stem-with-rebecca-love Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/nurse-rosa-s-insights-7021466/ep-61-recognizing-nursing-as-stem-with-rebecca-love.md Podcast: [Nurse Rosa's INsights](https://stenobird.com/podcast/nurse-rosa-s-insights-7021466) Published: 2026-02-11T07:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/DHT4320752667.mp3 Audio file: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/DHT4320752667.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/nurse-rosa-s-insights-7021466/episodes/ep-61-recognizing-nursing-as-stem-with-rebecca-love Duration seconds: 2064 ## Resource Nurses use pharmacology, operate complex medical technology, and apply statistical modeling daily - yet they're locked out of $1.2 billion in federal STEM funding. Rebecca Love is fighting to change that. WHAT'S AT STAKE: A national coalition of 100+ nursing organizations just petitioned the Department of Homeland Security to recognize nursing as a STEM profession. This change could unlock: WHY THIS MATTERS BEYOND NURSING: If you're building health tech, investing in healthcare, or care about AI in medicine, this affects you. Nurses are the frontline innovators using your technology, but they're systematically excluded from the funding and recognition that drives STEM careers forward. THE GENDER BIAS NOBODY'S TALKING ABOUT: Rebecca doesn't sugarcoat it: nursing is 90% female, and she believes that's exactly why it's been overlooked. While male-dominated fields get priority STEM status, nurses who use pharmacology, operate advanced medical devices, and conduct statistical research are told they're not "technical enough." INSIDE THIS CONVERSATION: πŸ”¬ The DHS Petition Explained πŸ’° The $1.2 Billion Lockout πŸ€– AI & Health Tech's Nursing Problem πŸ“Š Business Skills Nurses Need NOW πŸ₯ Healthcare System Transformation βš–οΈ The Gender Equity Angle GUEST BIO: Rebecca Love, RN,MSN,FIEL, is co-chair of the Nursing is STEM Coalition (with Marion Leary from UPenn), First Nurse Featured on Ted.com, on Forbes Business Council, President Emeritus of SONSIEL, Chief Clinical Officer at Quadrivia AI, visiting professor at Florida State University, and founder of the Commission for Nurse Reimbursement. She's a former bedside nurse turned healthcare entrepreneur on a mission to get nurses the recognition, funding, and business skills they deserve. TAKE ACTION: πŸ”” Subscribe for more healthcare innova… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/nurse-rosa-s-insights-7021466/episodes/ep-61-recognizing-nursing-as-stem-with-rebecca-love/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/nurse-rosa-s-insights-7021466/ep-61-recognizing-nursing-as-stem-with-rebecca-love.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.