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Characteristics of the PhD Graduate


The typical PhD graduate at FPB possesses the following characteristics:

  • Develops, implements and evaluates educational offerings, individually and in collaboration with others, related to research and nursing theory.
  • Synthesizes and generates knowledge for the discipline of nursing.
  • Identifies health issues amenable to research; disseminates knowledge and evidence to improve health.
  • Assumes leadership positions of increasing complexity at the local/state/national and international levels.
  • Identifies and analyzes ethical issues and standards related to science and knowledge development.
  • Develops systems to establish and promote interdisciplinary teams in the scientific community.
  • Uses and promotes the development of effective communication strategies that support scholarship and the dissemination of research findings.
  • Generates and disseminates knowledge relevant to health care policy.