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Christine Noelle Flaherty1, Jesse Rattan, Lindsay Melson
1About the Authors Christine Noelle Flaherty, MS, MBA, RN; Jesse Rattan, MPH, RN; and Lindsay Melson, MSN, APRN, ACNP-BC, are PhD students in a joint PhD Nursing Science Program at The University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing in Tuscaloosa and The University of Alabama in Huntsville. Pamela V. O'Neal, PhD, RN, is a professor, The University of Alabama in Huntsville College of Nursing. Contact Christine Noelle Flaherty at cnf0010@uah.edu .
Abstract:
To engage in innovative and novel precision health and omics research, nurse scientists need to be knowledgeable about the genetic, behavioral, and environmental factors that impact health outcomes. This article illustrates the benefits of a nursing omics PhD curriculum at a state university. The purpose is to provide students' perspectives and research interests that were inspired by the omics and precision health curriculum. Exposing these early-career PhD nursing student scientists to omics and precision health engaged them to think broadly about the potential to generate original nurse-led research.
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