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Educating future nursing scientists: Recommendations for integrating omics content in PhD programs.
Yvette P Conley1, Margaret Heitkemper2, Donna McCarthy3
1School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Nursing Outlook
|July 1, 2015
Summary
Nursing PhD programs must integrate omics (genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, etc.) into curricula to prepare future scientists. This ensures research remains competitive and advances understanding of health and disease mechanisms.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Science Education
- Biomedical Science
- Health Research
Background:
- PhD nursing curricula lag behind emerging health and biomedical science fields.
- Omics, encompassing genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics, offers significant potential for understanding health and disease.
- Current PhD nursing programs largely exclude omics content.
Purpose of the Study:
- To address the need for omics preparation in nursing science education.
- To present findings and recommendations from a Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science work group.
- To advocate for the integration of omics into PhD nursing curricula.
Main Methods:
- Convened a work group focused on omics preparation for nursing scientists.
- Reviewed current PhD nursing curricula and emerging omics fields.
- Synthesized work group findings and recommendations.
Main Results:
- Unanimous support for incorporating omics content into PhD nursing programs.
- Identification of key omics areas relevant to nursing science.
- Recognition of the need for faculty development in omics.
Conclusions:
- Omics integration is essential for future nursing scientists' research success.
- Schools of nursing must develop strategies to immerse students in omics science and methods.
- Curricular updates are critical to maintain the competitiveness of nursing research.