Im and Merwin Submit NIH T32 Application

Kudos to Eun-ok Im and Beth Merwin and their entire team for the submission of their NIH T32 application entitled "Research Training on Population Health Using Advanced Analytics and Information Technology." This proposal requests funding for a five-year period with a start date of July 1, 2019. 

Compelling evidence calls for a shift in health care research and training—from an emphasis on individual disease conditions to population-level disease prevention, wellness promotion and management of chronic conditions. Nurses, who have long been at the forefront of community-based and public health initiatives, are in an ideal position to assist in this change by participating in and leading teams of researchers, health care providers, policy makers and the lay public in a contemporary commitment to strengthen population health. However, lack of significant training in advanced analytics and emerging information technologies reduce the effectiveness of nursing scientists in population health research.

This T32 program addresses the national call for training on population health in nursing science, especially in the methodological areas of advanced analytics (AAM) and health information technology (HIT). If funded, this would be the first T32 related to the evolving population health science by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR). The purpose of this T32 program is to develop nurse scientists who have the knowledge and skills to employ AAM and/or HIT to improve population health.