title: National Institute of Nursing Research Centers of Excellence: a logic model for sustainability, leveraging resources, and collaboration to accelerate cross-disciplinary science.
abstract: The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) Centers of Excellence program is a catalyst enabling institutions to develop infrastructure and administrative support for creating cross-disciplinary teams that bring multiple strategies and expertise to bear on common areas of science. Centers are increasingly collaborative with campus partners and reflect an integrated team approach to advance science and promote the development of scientists in these areas. The purpose of this paper is to present the NINR Logic Model for Center Sustainability. The components of the logic model were derived from the presentations and robust discussions at the 2013 NINR center directors' meeting focused on best practices for leveraging resources and collaboration as methods to promote center sustainability. Collaboration through development and implementation of cross-disciplinary research teams is critical to accelerate the generation of new knowledge for solving fundamental health problems. Sustainability of centers as a long-term outcome beyond the initial funding can be enhanced by thoughtful planning of inputs, activities, and leveraging resources across multiple levels.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD. Electronic address: sdorsey@son.umaryland.edu.
authors.forename: Susan G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Dorsey
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schiffman
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Yale University, New Haven, CT.
authors.forename: Nancy S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Redeker
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heitkemper
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
authors.forename: Donna Jo
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: McCloskey
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
authors.forename: Linda S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Weglicki
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Grady
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D016015:Logistic Models; D017146:Models, Organizational; D054588:National Institute of Nursing Research (U.S.) / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States
keywords: Cross-disciplinary collaboration; Logic model; National Institute of Nursing Research Centers of Excellence
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