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Jayne Jennings Dunlap1, Tracy L Brewer, Rosalie O Mainous
1Assistant Clinical Professor (Dr Dunlap), Texas Woman's University, Houston; Family Nurse Practitioner (Dr Dunlap), Baylor Scott and White Healthcare, Brenham, Texas; DNP Program Chair and Clinical Professor (Dr Brewer), University of Tennessee, Knoxville; and Dean and Warwick Professor (Dr Mainous), University of Kentucky, Lexington.
Background:
Variability surrounding what practice scholarship should entail and how to incorporate into academic life exists among DNP-prepared faculty teaching across nursing programs.
Problem:
DNP-prepared faculty entering an academic role are expected to maintain a clinical practice, teach/advise students, and fulfill service obligations, often leaving minimal time to build a program of scholarship.
Approach:
Building upon the archetype of external mentors for PhD researchers, we introduce a new model for external mentorship for DNP-prepared faculty to facilitate scholarship.
Outcomes:
In the first dyad to use this model, the mentor-mentee met/exceeded all contractual goals, including presentations, manuscripts, leadership behaviors, and role navigation within higher education. More external dyads are currently in development.
Conclusions:
Securing an external, seasoned mentor as a match for a junior member of the faculty in a yearlong partnership demonstrates promise for positive change in the scholarship trajectory of DNP-prepared faculty in higher education.
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