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.