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PHD Program Celebrates its First Graduates
In May 2021, 男女操逼视频软件男女操逼视频软件檚 College of Health Professions PhD in Nursing Program marked its first commencement ceremony with three graduating students. The graduates, triple Pace alumna Chava Pollak, Michele Flynch, and Delores McGregor were recognized at an in-person hooding ceremony on the Pleasantville Campus attended by PhD faculty, who hooded the graduates. Two to three additional students are anticipated to graduate in August 2021.
The PhD in Nursing is an innovative, research-intensive experience that is the only program of its kind in the mid-Hudson region. This program welcomed its first cohort in fall 2017. The program, which emphasizes research focusing on primary health care, educates students to be nurse scientists. Sharon Wexler, PhD, RN Professor and Chairperson of the PhD Department, explained, 男女操逼视频软件淥ur students男女操逼视频软件 research focuses on the full range of healthcare factors from prevention to treatment of illness. The purpose of our program is to prepare nurses who will be scientists, leaders, and educators.男女操逼视频软件
"Each graduate is ready to conduct research, discover new knowledge that will impact patient care, and become a steward of the profession.男女操逼视频软件 - Sharon Wexler, PhD, RN, Chair, PhD Department
For Chava Pollak, that research involved the care of older adults and utilizing different technologies to improve their lives. Her dissertation project investigated the impact of robotic pets on social and physical frailty in older adults living at home.
She attributes her success in the program to having an incredible mentor. 男女操逼视频软件淚 was introduced to Dr. Wexler during my undergraduate years at Pace. Since 2013, she guided me toward a career in nursing research and has been a constant source of support and wisdom ever since. Through Dr. Wexler男女操逼视频软件檚 work, I discovered my passion for caring for older adults, a path I男女操逼视频软件檝e continued on ever since.男女操逼视频软件
According to Pollak, completing the program changed the way she thinks about nursing and the way she thinks as a professional. 男女操逼视频软件淚 learned tangible skills such as research design, for example, but more importantly, I learned to think like a nurse scholar.
Pace is committed to strong community involvement within all of their programs, a fact that graduate Michelle Flynch recognized. 男女操逼视频软件淗aving a leader who truly cares about diversity made the experience gratifying,男女操逼视频软件 she said. 男女操逼视频软件淚 was able to interact and share ideas with women from different racial and ethnic backgrounds.This enriched my knowledge base and broadened my perspectives.男女操逼视频软件 Flynch felt encouraged and empowered through the experience because, she said, her mentor was 男女操逼视频软件渉onest, knowledgeable, and supportive.男女操逼视频软件 She credits this with contributing to her success in the program and in her research.
Flynch男女操逼视频软件檚 study was a qualitative hermeneutic phenomenological study that explored the lived experience of family members with loved ones who had a physical restraint intervention in the ICU. 男女操逼视频软件淭he faculty community in this program has challenged, inspired and adapted to the needs of the students to create a successful program. I男女操逼视频软件檓 very proud of that,男女操逼视频软件 she said. Flynch explained how the program educated her as a nurse scientist, advancing her practice as an educator, researcher, and a provider of care. This program equipped her to work on advocating for policy changes in nursing and health care.
Graduate Delores McGregor conducted a qualitative descriptive study to explore the experiences of family caregivers of children with intellectual disability, living in low socioeconomic communities.
McGregor considers herself fortunate to have had world-renowned qualitative research scientist, Keville Frederickson, EdD, RN, FAAN, founding director of the PhD Program, as her mentor at Pace. Delores explained that Dr. Frederickson男女操逼视频软件檚 expertise gave her guidance throughout the program and in her research. 男女操逼视频软件淎ll the faculty members I encountered at 男女操逼视频软件 were supportive,男女操逼视频软件 said McGregor.
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