The PhD in Nursing program is designed for nurses who want to revolutionize health care and improve health outcomes through a career devoted to research and leadership. By making a commitment to a research career, you will be a part of the emerging scientists who are generating new knowledge to improve care for diverse populations. Whether you choose to study health risk and prevention, symptoms and self-care in chronic illness, or outcomes of acute care, for example, the PhD in Nursing program will prepare you to be part of an interdisciplinary health care research team.

Other strengths of the PhD in Nursing program at Emory:

• an outstanding faculty devoted to excellence in research and research mentoring.
• collaborative faculty from the schools of Public Health and Medicine, Philosophy Department, and Center for Bioethics.
• Research residencies and experiences
• Rich legacy of the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing and alumni
• Environment -- a state-of-the-art building for teaching, learning, and research.
• Formal preparation for the teaching role.
• Proven track record for pursuing and obtaining pre-doctoral funding.