PHD PROGRAM
COMMITTED TO NURSING RESEARCH EXCELLENCE
Investigating Healthcare Challenges and Imparting Knowledge
Tremendous opportunities await PhD-prepared nurses more than ever. According to the American Nurses Association, this group constitutes less than five percent of the total nursing population, and many are expected to retire in the next ten years. The global nursing shortage has received a great deal of media coverage on the clinical side, but what about education and research?
As it turns out, the need for nursing leaders, scientists, and researchers is no less critical. Nurses with PhDs are in many cases the unsung heroes of the profession, for they establish the scientific evidence as the bedrock for nursing practice and policy and, via classroom instruction, mentorship, and publication, disseminate the seeds of their knowledge around the globe.
Research and education are crucial to making a difference, as they are the wellspring from which clinical practice constantly draws. While their MSN and DNP-prepared colleagues serve along the frontlines to administer health care to the public, PhD-educated nurse scientists and scholars continuously fortify and augment the foundation with evidence-based research to support and enhance the efficacy of nursing practice.
Merging Excellence in Nursing Research and Education
The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing (FPB), as a recognized leader in nursing education, is committed to bringing change in nursing practice based on evidence, and the PhD program was one of the first doctoral programs of nursing to gain worldwide recognition. With strong affiliations with some of the best hospitals in the country—namely University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland Clinic, the Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, and MetroHealth Medical Center—FPB continues to illuminate new discoveries in global health, with innovative, groundbreaking research that places it among the top nursing schools in the country.
NOTE: FPB does not administer the PhD Program. This responsibility belongs instead to the Case School of Graduate Studies. The doctoral program that is overseen by FPB is the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP).