The interprofessional VA quality scholars program: Promoting predoctoral nursing scientists and their career trajectories
| Autor: | Mary A. Dolansky, Mamta K. Singh, David C. Aron, Christine Horvat Davey |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Quality management
030504 nursing Professional career Nursing research media_common.quotation_subject Quality Improvement United States Career Mobility United States Department of Veterans Affairs 03 medical and health sciences Scholarship 0302 clinical medicine Nursing Education Professional Humans Quality (business) Nursing science 030212 general & internal medicine Fellowships and Scholarships 0305 other medical science Psychology General Nursing media_common |
| Zdroj: | Nursing Outlook. 69:221-227 |
| ISSN: | 0029-6554 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.outlook.2020.08.003 |
| Popis: | Background The VA Quality Scholars (VAQS) program is an interprofessional fellowship that provides a unique opportunity for predoctoral nurse scientists to embed their work in quality improvement learning “laboratories” to inform their scholarship, science, and research. Purpose To describe the VAQS program in relation to promoting nursing science and predoctoral nurse scientist (PhD) career trajectories, and to propose policy implications. Method Data were collected on all predoctoral (PhD, DNP) nurses who entered and completed the VAQS program nationally. Findings A total of 17 predoctoral nurses (11 PhD and 6 DNP) have completed the VAQS program. Ten predoctoral PhD nurses (91%) completed their degree while in the program. Nine predoctoral PhD nurses (82%) entered a postdoctoral fellowship, and many obtained positions as faculty at research-intensive universities postfellowship. Discussion The knowledge, skills, and experiences gained by predoctoral nurse scientists from the VAQS's program contribute to their nursing research and professional career growth. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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