| 1998 | The Sarah Cole Hirsh Institute for Best Nursing Practices Based on Evidence was established. |
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Dorothy Brooten joined the Bolton
School as Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies in February 1996. Brooten was
recruited from the University of Pennsylvania where she headed that school's Division of
Health Care of Women for 13 years, developed several graduate programs, and served as
Director of its Center for Low Birthweight Research. She is internationally known for more
than 17 years of research developing and for testing a model of transitional care provided
by advanced practice nurses, a model that evaluates advanced practice nursing's effects on
patient outcomes and cost of care. The seminal work with very low birthweight infants was
published in 1986 in the New England Journal of Medicine. As Associate Dean, Brooten immediately set about rebuilding the infrastructure for research at the School, mentoring faculty in securing grants, and stream lining policies and procedures in the Ph.D. program. She also worked with nursing leaders in the community to establish the Greater Cleveland Nursing Research Consortium in order to unite the research expertise of Bolton School faculty with the clinical expertise of nurses in practice sites to solve patient care and health care delivery problems. The School's ranking in research dollars awarded by the National Institutes of Health rose from 10th in 1995, to 6th in 1996, and to 4th in 1997. Dorthy Brooten served as Dean from March, 1998 through December, 2000. During her tenure, the Bolton School established the Sarah Cole Hirsh Institute for Best Nursing Practices Based on Evidence, a pioneering effort to link research with improvements in nursing practice. In addition the school's external support for research rose substantially during this period, as did annual giving from alumni and other friends. |
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