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Pre doctoral Fellowships
The fellowship training program is intended to provide advanced training in outcomes research to nurses enrolled in a qualifying doctoral program at the University of Pennsylvania. Applicants for funding must be citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. Funding includes support of tuition and fees, limited research and travel expenses, and health insurance. The graduate program of study in health outcomes research encourages students to take advanced courses in quantitative methods and to take electives from as many of the University of Pennsylvania's prominent scholars in health and social policy as possible. Graduates of the health outcomes research doctoral program have been successful in obtaining post-doctoral and faculty positions at research intensive universities and establishing successful research careers.
• Sample Training Plan (PDF)
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Past Pre doctoral Fellows and Accomplishments
Requirements for admission include:
• Acceptance into an approved doctoral program at the University of Pennsylvania;
• A Bachelor's or Master's degree from an accredited nursing program with an average at the Master's level of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale;
• A combined verbal and quantitative score of at least 1200 on the Graduate Record Examination;
• Recommendations from at least three individuals who have known the applicant in a professional capacity that address the applicant's research potential;
• Essays written by the applicant discussing her/his motivation for doctoral study, career goals, research interests, strengths that will be brought to the doctoral program, and views concerning major issues in contemporary health care. The essays should reflect an understanding of professional issues and insights related to their resolution.
• Personal interview.
Interested candidates should send a letter of interest describing their fellowship and career goals and a curriculum vitae to:
Dr. Linda Aiken, Director
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research
418 Curie Blvd.
Claire M. Fagin Hall, 3R
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4217 |
