Yvonne L. Munn Center for Nursing Research

Yvonne L. Munn Post Doctoral Fellowship in Nursing Research

Description

The Yvonne L. Munn Post Doctoral Fellowship in Nursing Research encourages the development of nurse researchers seeking funding to advance research and scholarship at MGH. The fellowship provides doctorally prepared (PhD) nurse researchers with time and resources to advance their program of research, and develop proposals in promising and individualized areas of nursing inquiry that can be submitted for funding.
The fellowship subsidizes 400 hours of the fellow’s practice time and related expenses over a two-year period up to a maximum of $2,500 to provide the opportunity for the fellow to achieve a research outcome. For example, the Associate Nurse Scientist may focus on publications prior to a grant submission for internal and/or external funding; while the Nurse Scientist and Senior Nurse Scientist would focus on a submission for external funding. At the end of the fellowship, the fellow provides a completed product, i.e., the proposal, to the Post Doctoral Fellowship Committee and presents his/her research to the MGH nursing community. In addition, the expectation is that a publication and/or grant would identify the fellowship as part of the support that resulted in the product.

Criteria

Applicant has an earned PhD in nursing or a related field, is a registered nurse, and is an employee of MGH.
Research study contributes to the advancement of nursing knowledge or science.
Applicant identifies a PhD prepared mentor who is knowledgeable in the area of the research study and who agrees to provide guidance and support to the applicant.
Applicant secures the approval of his/her nurse director/manager and negotiates the support for the subsidized practice time.
Applicant can also access external faculty nurse scientists to provide mentorship and advice.

Process

Call for applications

Direct E-mail contact with announcement to all PhD prepared MGH nurses in November.
Interested parties e-mail Diane Carroll or Mandi Coakley for an application.
Final Applications due: February.

Selection of Fellow

Committee identifies Fellowship Review Panel, to include past Fellows and other members of the MGH nursing community.
Fellowship Review Panel is convened and reviews applications by February.
Review Panel makes final recommendation to Senior Vice President/Chief Nurse by April.
Selection is announced at Research Day during Nurses Week in May.

Fellowship

Fellowship must begin within 6 months after the selection.
Time can be scheduled in any way that can be negotiated with the manager and that will enable the fellow to produce the desired outcome, provided that the allotted 400 hours starts within six months of receiving the fellowship and is completed within 2 years of receiving the fellowship.
Fellow will provide a written progress report to the Committee after 100, 200 and 300 hours and at the end of the fellowship.
Fellow will present the research in the year in which the fellowship is completed at Research Day during Nurses Week (May), at combined leadership, and at other appropriate forums.
Yvonne L. Munn Center for Nursing Research will be informed of publications and funding resulting from fellowship support. Names will be placed on a publically placed plaque in the Yvonne L. Munn Center for Nursing Research, identifying these accomplishments.