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USF College of Nursing boosts rank in NIH research funding
Tampa, FL (June 23, 2004) -- The University of South Florida College of Nursing ranked in the 54th percentile of nursing schools nationwide in funding awarded by the National Institutes of Health in 2003. That’s up from the college’s 62nd percentile ranking in 2002 and a 64th percentile ranking in 2001.
The USF nursing school attracted $490,716 in NIH research grants last year, outranking the University of Florida for the first time.
“This is a great start on our goal of being among the country’s top 20 nursing schools for federal research funding by 2008,” said Patricia Burns, PhD, FAAN, dean of the USF College of Nursing. “With the number of research grant applications USF nursing faculty now have in the pipeline, we’re well on our way to making our mark in nursing research.”
Grants and contracts from federal sources, including NIH, are considered among the most competitive and coveted funding sources.
In 2002-03, the USF College of Nursing showed a recordbreaking 95-percent increase in total research funding over 2001-02. The increase was fueled in large part from federal sources such as the National Institute for Nursing Research, the National Cancer Institute and the Health Resources and Services Administration.
Research teams at the college are focusing on palliative and end-of-life care, cardiac rehabilitation for women, and complementary therapies for chronic illness and cancer.
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The College of Nursing at the University of South Florida Health Sciences Center is deeply integrating students into real-world care to anchor them in the nursing profession. The College forged a clinical collaborative with Tampa Bay’s leading health care providers to offer students “home base hospitals” with one to one mentoring for state-of-the-practice education. Funding for research has increased 95 percent during the last year and aspires to be in the country’s Top 20 for federal research funding by 2008. Research teams are focusing on palliative and end of life care, cardiac rehabilitation, and complementary therapies for chronic illness and cancer. The College offers baccalaureate, masters and doctoral programs.
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