Background Academic mentorship usually involves an ongoing, supportive relationship
between experienced academics and research candidates, and is fundamental to …

Background: Nurses with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree are essential to developing
nursing knowledge, promoting health outcomes, and educating the next generation of …

Abstract Background The Future of Nursing Scholars program prepared a cadre of PhD
prepared nurses for long-term careers advancing science and discovery, strengthening …

Objective Rigorously trained physical therapy researchers are essential for the generation of
knowledge that guides the profession. However, there is a current and projected dearth of …

Over the past 10 years, numerous task forces, summits, retreats, and conferences have been
convened to explore this issue. Common contributors to decreasing enrollment in PhD …

The US is facing a mounting nursing faculty shortage. The size of one key group of potential
faculty members, new nursing PhD graduates, is declining. The first step to programmatic …

AIM The purpose of this qualitative study was twofold: 1) explore factors contributing to the
shortage of academic nurse educators (ANEs) and 2) identify opportunities to address these …

Background Increasingly, nurses with a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree are
seeking a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree. This subset of students may provide valuable …

Background: Nurses are the common link between different members of the health care
team, and are subsequently responsible for the delivery and coordination of the majority of …

ABSTRACT Background Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Future of Nursing Scholars
program used multi-pronged approach to support nurses completing accelerated PhD …