UMSNGateways
21stCenturyNursingFellows
TheGatewaysFellowsprogramsupportsearlycareer,peer-reviewed researchonnewdirectionsandcreativemethodologiesintheanalysisofsocialandculturaltopicsin21stcenturynursing.Fellowsmaychoosetoexplorearangeofcriticalissues
in21stcenturynursingandtheirrelationshipwiththeintersectionofability,citizenship,class,culturalgeography,gender,raceand/orsexualidentity.
Fellowswillgainexpertiseandskillincommunicatingaboutandaddressingtheneedsofspecialdemographicand/orminoritypopulations.
Participantbenefits
•Bookscholarshipsforcoursesandfellowshipresearchofupto$1500tobedispersedovertwosemestersofparticipation.
•Advancedresearch,writingandpublicationexperience.
•Workshopsonpathwaystonursingfacultycareers.
•HighlyindividualizedacademicsupportandpersonalcoachingfromUMSNfacultywithrelatedresearchinterestsaswellasUMSN’sresourcefulstaff.
•Peersupportinmeetingyouracademicandprofessionalgoals.
Toapply
InaWordorPDFdocument,pleasesubmitabriefessayof500-750wordswhichaddresseseachofthefouradmissionscriteriabelow.Besuretoincludeyourname,yearandprogramandsubmittheessaydirectlytoDr.RushikaPatelat.ThedeadlineforessaysisJanuary 30, 2018.
•Mustbeabletodemonstratehowyouhaveovercomeadversityandbringuniquelifeexperiencestonursingresearch.
•Musthaveastrongcommitmenttoservingthepublicinterest.
•Mustbeabletoserveasapositiverolemodelandmentortopeers.
•MustbeabletodemonstrateyourabilitytosucceedatUMSN.
Undergraduateandgraduatestudentprogramrequirements
1.FellowswilldevelopapaperorcreativepieceforpublicationinaUMSNspecialissuewhichhighlightsthemaswellastheirwork.
2.Fellowswillmeetbi-weeklyinaseminarstyleconferencetoparticipateinapeerreviewprocessofresearchpapersandprojects.Eachseminar willfocusonarobustdiscussionofstrengthsandareasofrefinementinasingleparticipant’spaperorprojectidea,facilitatedtoensureaspiritofconstructivecollegialityamongstparticipants.
3.Studentswillmeetregularlyandonanindividualbasiswithfacultyandstaffmentorswhowillreviewprogressandofferindividualizedsupportandreferralasneeded.
4.Studentswillhavetheoptiontoparticipateininformalandsocialevents,andwillberequiredtoattendscheduledacademicandprofessionalworkshopsthatwillprovideinformationongraduateandfacultycareersinnursing.
IfyouhavequestionspleasecontactDr.RushikaPatelat.