title: Meeting the nursing faculty shortage challenge: an accelerated doctoral program in nursing.
abstract: In 2003, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation partnered with a major west coast school of nursing to create an accelerated doctoral program in nursing. The program's chief aim was to address the nursing shortage by increasing the number of nurse faculty by funding 42 doctoral students in five cohorts. Students accepted into the accelerated program receive a generous stipend and commit to earn their doctorate in 3 years and teach for 3 years after graduation at 1 of 17 area nursing programs. Two cohorts have graduated from the accelerated program and are currently in faculty positions. This article describes the accelerated doctoral program and the academic progression and postgraduation employment of the first two cohorts.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of California San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. teresa.scherzer@ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Scherzer
authors.forename: Nancy A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Stotts
authors.forename: Dorrie
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fontaine
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003479:Curriculum; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004651:Employment; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D005260:Female; D005582:Foundations; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015397:Program Evaluation; D000078329:Workforce