R25NR021787

Training Interprofessional Community-Engaged Research Teams (TICERT) - To address poor health outcomes for communities and create a healthier society, research training in social determinants of health (SDOH) and community engaged projects for nurses must be scaled up and will require multidisciplinary perspectives including researchers from the communities being studied.

Western University of Health Sciences (WesterNU)’s proposed Training Community-Engaged Research Teams (T-CERT) program will provide direct 1-year educational research training experiences to 80 nurse-scientists over two cohorts, resulting in the creation of a T-CERT toolkit to increase the reach and impact of this program throughout the nation.

Long-term goal: To empower nurses to become leaders in community-engaged research, ultimately improving patient care and health outcomes through a deeper understanding of factors that influence health.

The T-CERT program has recruited 20 distinguished faculty and 5 nurse scientists whose expertise spans a wide range of disciplines to advance community-engaged research and education.

WesterNU will appoint a group of knowledgeable professionals engaged in their communities for its Community Advisory Board.

Specific aims: 1) Equip nurses with comprehensive knowledge and skills to understand key drivers of health outcomes and best practices for conducting community-based research; 2) Integrate multidisciplinary approaches across a range of real-world settings into community-engaged skills development and research experiences.

Outcomes: Program participants will have 1) assembled a network of mentors and colleagues to assist in future community-engaged research endeavors, and have a thorough understanding of the multidisciplinary nature of community-engaged research and be able to effectively engage, navigate and leverage these spheres of influence; 3) Nurse scientists will have developed a comprehensive community-engaged research program proposal to form the basis of a future NIH research grant proposal; 4) T-CERT toolkit will be designed and posted on websites for healthcare providers to replicate the curriculum, model of delivery, and resources.

Key focus: To obtain key insights and perspectives from frontline healthcare workers in both community-engaged research and implementation and evaluation of interventions indicated by research findings, making them an essential part of the solution to understanding and addressing community needs and health outcomes.

Design methods: The T-CERT program, designed for graduate students, early to mid-career researchers, and healthcare professionals, will provide instruction on community-engaged research frameworks, new research methodologies, how to conduct robust research, and the importance of involving researchers from communities being studied, through 5 curriculum units delivered virtually over the academic year.

Participants will put concepts into practice in real-world and multidisciplinary settings with guidance from research mentors who prepare participants to conduct research and develop their own capstone project – a research proposal centered on community needs to present at WesterNU’s Summit on Community Health in years 2-3.

Western University Of Health Sciences

NURSES UNDERSTAND THAT IMPROVING HEALTH AND WELL-BEING MEANS ADDRESSING PEOPLE'S NEEDS IN MULTIPLE SETTINGS, CONTEXTS, AND OVER THE WHOLE LIFE COURSE. SCIENCE SUPPORTED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH (NINR) USES THIS HOLISTIC PERSPECTIVE TO IMPROVE INDIVIDUAL AND POPULATION HEALTH AND ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY. NINR-SUPPORTED RESEARCH PROMOTES HEALTH AND WELL-BEING BY ADDRESSING NEEDS AT MULTIPLE LEVELS INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, COMMUNITY, AND SOCIETAL LEVELS AND DEVELOPING TREATMENT AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES THAT ARE RESPONSIVE TO THE REALITY OF PEOPLE'S LIVES. NURSES KNOW PEOPLE, AND PEOPLE TRUST NURSES. PATIENT AND FAMILIES INTERACT WITH NURSES MORE THAN ANY OTHER CLINICIANS. NURSING SCIENCE USES THIS SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP TO BETTER UNDERSTAND PATIENTS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES AND THE MANY FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THEIR HEALTH. NURSING SCIENCE SUPPORTED BY NINR USES THIS KNOWLEDGE TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING HEALTH AND WELLNESS ACROSS POPULATIONS, HEALTH CARE SETTINGS, AND THE LIFESPAN, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON ACHIEVING HEALTH EQUITY. NINR-SUPPORTED SCIENTISTS HAVE DEVELOPED INTERVENTIONS FOR: SUPPORTING PARENTS OF PREMATURE INFANTS, PROMOTING HIV PREVENTION IN UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, IMPROVING TRANSITIONAL CARE LEADING TO BETTER OUTCOMES AND COST-SAVINGS, AND HELPING INNER-CITY CHILDREN MANAGE ASTHMA. NURSING SCIENCE TRANSCENDS THE BOUNDARIES OF DISEASE AND RESEARCH DISCIPLINES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE EXPERIENCES OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES LIVING WITH ILLNESS AND TO DEVELOP PERSONALIZED APPROACHES THAT MAXIMIZE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING FOR INDIVIDUALS AT ALL STAGES OF LIFE, ACROSS DIVERSE POPULATIONS AND SETTINGS. NINR-SUPPORTED SCIENCE USES NURSING SCIENCE'S UNIQUE, PATIENT AND COMMUNITY-FOCUSED PERSPECTIVE AND WIDE REACH ACROSS CLINICAL AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS TO ADVANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH: THOSE FACTORS THAT ARE AT THE ROOT OF THE INEQUITIES THAT WE SEE, SUCH AS FOOD INSECURITY AND ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE. NINR RESEARCH EFFORTS IN WELLNESS INVESTIGATE THE KEY BIOLOGICAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND SOCIAL FACTORS THAT PROMOTE LONG-TERM HEALTH AND HEALTHY BEHAVIORS AND PREVENT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ILLNESS ACROSS HEALTH CONDITIONS, SETTINGS, AND THE LIFESPAN. RESEARCH IN WELLNESS IS ALSO FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING AND TESTING CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE INTERVENTIONS TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND PREVENT ILLNESS IN MINORITY AND UNDERSERVED GROUPS. NINR ALSO SUPPORTS SCIENCE TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS IN MANAGING ADVANCED, SERIOUS ILLNESS, AND PLANNING FOR END-OF-LIFE DECISIONS. IN ADDITION, NINR PROMOTES TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS THAT ADDRESS A RANGE OF HEALTH CARE CHALLENGES AND FACILITATE THE DELIVERY OF REAL-TIME PERSONALIZED INFORMATION TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, AND COMMUNITIES. FINALLY, NINR HAS A LONGSTANDING AND CONTINUING COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF NURSE SCIENTISTS: THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND TEAM MEMBERS WHO WILL CARRY THE FIELD OF NURSING SCIENCE INTO THE FUTURE. IN ORDER TO PREPARE AN INNOVATIVE, DIVERSE, AND TALENTED NEXT GENERATION OF NURSE SCIENTISTS, NINR SUPPORTS A VARIETY OF TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCIENTISTS AND TRAINEES AT ALL CAREER LEVELS, PARTICULARLY THOSE AT AN EARLY CAREER STAGE WHO ARE SO CRITICAL TO SUSTAINING THE FUTURE OF INNOVATIVE RESEARCH AND HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE.

93.361 - Nursing Research

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) [HHS - NIH]

California United States

State-Wide

Short Courses in Social Determinants of Health for Research Education in Nursing Research (R25 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-NR-24-002)