Generating science by training future scholars in nursing research addressing the needs of vulnerable populations.
This chapter focuses on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) T32 National Research Service Award (NRSA) funding mechanism, designed to enhance the development of nurse scientists. The general history and principles underlying NIH funding for T32s as well as the National Institute of Nursing Research's (NINR) involvement in the NRSA program is described, highlighting the University of California Los Angeles School of Nursing's T32 training program in vulnerable populations research and the program and career trajectory data from close to two-thirds of NINR-funded T32s directors. Recommendations for the improvement of NINR-funded T32 training programs are identified. Findings include the need for increased collaboration between institutions receiving T32 funding from the NINR.
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Elizabeth L
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University of California, Los Angeles, School of Nursing, USA.
Strehlow
Aaron J
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Davis
Claudia M
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Copeland
Darcy
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Jones
Tonia
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Robinson
Linda A
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Shoultz
Jan
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Flaskerud
Jacquelyn H
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