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Collaborative International Post-Doctoral Program for Sigma DNP and PhD Members: A Call To Action [Title Slide]
Abstract
Over the past decade, there has been a global focus on increasing the number of doctorally prepared nurses to advance nursing education, expand the body of knowledge, and promote the status of nursing as a research and evidence-based profession. Upon completing doctoral studies (PhD or DNP), nurses are expected to continue developing by engaging in coursework and professional activities to produce scholarly work for further development. Globally, accessibility to postdoctoral studies varies significantly, and there is a lack of leadership and career development frameworks in both clinical and academic pathways. A significant challenge is combining postdoctoral studies with a work position and household work. Moreover, the costs of the post-doc program and the financial burden create a significant obstacle for nurses who live far from centers of academic excellence.
As part of Sigma's GLMC program and discussions in our mentoring dyads, we discovered challenges in providing continued development and integration of doctorally prepared nurses in both the academic and clinical settings in Israel and the United States. We shared this conversation with the entire cohort, and it was clear that this was a global issue with significant ramifications for leadership, mentoring, collaboration, and partnership. Suppose the profession is to realize the benefits of doctorally prepared nurses and the knowledge created by the quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and research they will produce. In that case, we, as a global community of nurse leaders, will need to examine this more closely and design strategies to support the entire professional development pipeline. We reviewed the literature and will outline interventions and strategies that inform hybrid-type models of professional development strategies that address the global issue and provide access to a global impact. After several attempts to find postdoctoral programs accessible to female academic faculty from Israel, an idea arose to examine the possibility of establishing a collaborative framework for online or hybrid postdoctoral studies within the Sigma organization. Sigma's academies, the New Academic Leadership Academy and Experienced Academic Leadership Academy, can serve as a basis for establishing the infrastructure to promote the idea through global cooperation using the platforms under Sigma's umbrella. In this lecture, we will examine this proposal.
Notes
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Omega Lambda, Phi Mu
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Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
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Other
Research Approach
Other
Keywords:
Academic-clinical Partnership, Global Leadership, Continuing Education, Global Leadership Mentoring Community
Recommended Citation
Kagan, Ilya; Grady, Julie Ellen; and Charland, Bonnie, "Collaborative Post-Doctoral Program for Sigma DNP and PhD Members: A Proposal for Action" (2025). International Nursing Research Congress (INRC). 189.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2025/presentations_2025/189
Conference Name
36th International Nursing Research Congress
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Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Conference Year
2025
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Collaborative Post-Doctoral Program for Sigma DNP and PhD Members: A Proposal for Action
Seattle, Washington, USA
Over the past decade, there has been a global focus on increasing the number of doctorally prepared nurses to advance nursing education, expand the body of knowledge, and promote the status of nursing as a research and evidence-based profession. Upon completing doctoral studies (PhD or DNP), nurses are expected to continue developing by engaging in coursework and professional activities to produce scholarly work for further development. Globally, accessibility to postdoctoral studies varies significantly, and there is a lack of leadership and career development frameworks in both clinical and academic pathways. A significant challenge is combining postdoctoral studies with a work position and household work. Moreover, the costs of the post-doc program and the financial burden create a significant obstacle for nurses who live far from centers of academic excellence.
As part of Sigma's GLMC program and discussions in our mentoring dyads, we discovered challenges in providing continued development and integration of doctorally prepared nurses in both the academic and clinical settings in Israel and the United States. We shared this conversation with the entire cohort, and it was clear that this was a global issue with significant ramifications for leadership, mentoring, collaboration, and partnership. Suppose the profession is to realize the benefits of doctorally prepared nurses and the knowledge created by the quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and research they will produce. In that case, we, as a global community of nurse leaders, will need to examine this more closely and design strategies to support the entire professional development pipeline. We reviewed the literature and will outline interventions and strategies that inform hybrid-type models of professional development strategies that address the global issue and provide access to a global impact. After several attempts to find postdoctoral programs accessible to female academic faculty from Israel, an idea arose to examine the possibility of establishing a collaborative framework for online or hybrid postdoctoral studies within the Sigma organization. Sigma's academies, the New Academic Leadership Academy and Experienced Academic Leadership Academy, can serve as a basis for establishing the infrastructure to promote the idea through global cooperation using the platforms under Sigma's umbrella. In this lecture, we will examine this proposal.
Description
In this lecture, we will briefly present the proposal to establish a program of postdoctoral studies for PhD and DNP graduated nurses based on the platform of the international organization Sigma. The proposal was formulated as part of the Global Leadership Mentoring Community (GLMC) Cohort.