Dean Marion E. Broome chairs American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)'s new Research-Focused Doctoral Program Pathways to Excellence Task Force. The task force is charged with revising AACN’s 2010 position statement on The Research-Focused Doctoral Program in Nursing: Pathways to Excellence. The goal is to develop a vision for research-focused doctoral programs and graduates. The task force will consider trends in higher education, nursing education, nursing research, other health disciplinary research and career trajectories for research scientists, faculty and other leadership roles.