 | Margaret Grey (left) talks with Maryanne Davidson, second-year doctoral student at YSN, whose work focuses on family management of adolescent obesity. |
Virginia Henderson, former dean of the Yale School of Nursing (YSN), once wrote that "No profession, occupation or industry in this age can evaluate adequately or improve its practice without research."
As part of its continuing commitment to promoting excellence in nursing research, YSN is launching the Pre- and Postdoctoral Training Program in Self and Family Management.
The new initiative will expand understanding about the care of individuals who have or are at risk of developing such chronic illnesses as cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes by preparing nurse researchers to develop and test new ways people can manage their own or a family member's condition. The program is co-directed by Margaret Grey, the Independence Foundation Professor of Nursing and associate dean for research affairs at YSN, and Ruth McCorkle, the Florence Schorske Wald Professor of Nursing and chair of the school's doctoral program.
"The training program will educate researchers of the future, provide opportunities to collaborate with other disciplines and support the delivery of research results into clinical practice," says McCorkle, who is also director of YSN's Center of Excellence in Chronic Illness Care.
Trainees will work with faculty from YSN, the School of Medicine and its Department of Epidemiology and Public Health who are currently involved in self and family management research.
In the predoctoral program, aspiring nurse researchers will gain the theoretical knowledge and methodological skills they need to pursue a career in interdisciplinary team research.
In the postdoctoral program, participants will learn the sophisticated analytical skills they need to become independent researchers capable of in-depth study of problems related to self and family management of chronic illness. In addition to working with experienced faculty researchers on ongoing studies, postdoctoral trainees will take part in interdisciplinary training programs in specified centers within the University and develop a proposal for extramural funding.
The program will begin with two predoctoral and two postdoctoral students, and will expand to four participants in each phase of the program in 2004-2005.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) have given over $1.8 million in funding to support the work of predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees over the next five years.
"This award demonstrates how far we have come in developing the research base that supports our doctoral program," says YSN Dean Catherine Gilliss. "It is truly remarkable for a doctoral program that is only nine years old to achieve this level of success, and it speaks to YSN's extraordinary accomplishment in nursing research and education."
"In the past decade," adds Grey, "NIH/NINR funding for YSN's research activities has increased significantly, from $200,000 to approximately $3 million. This is a testament to NIH's recognition of the school's vital role in cultivating scholars who will chart the future course of nursing research."
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