saheckler PhD, RN

saheckler has 15 years experience as a PhD, RN and specializes in research.

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1. Has anyone dropped out of a PhD program (or contemplated it)?

   saheckler replied to saheckler's topic in Doctoral

   It's the National Clinician Scholars Program. It's an interdisciplinary program with physicians and doctorally-prepared nurses that focuses on getting people with clinical expertise into the research space, in particular related to health equity. It ...

2. Washu/Goldfarb PhD

   saheckler replied to The Good Nurse's topic in Doctoral

   Not sure if I'm replying too late, but I would recommend reaching out directly to current PhD students. Hopefully they have their PhD students listed somewhere on their page? If not, you can reach out to the nursing admissions office or the PhD progr...

3. Has anyone dropped out of a PhD program (or contemplated it)?

   saheckler replied to saheckler's topic in Doctoral

   Hi everyone, I see this is still getting some responses, and I noticed I posted this almost exactly a year ago. It's amazing what can change in a year. I'm expecting to finish my analyses next week. I'm about to submit my first dissertation pape...

4. Has anyone dropped out of a PhD program (or contemplated it)?

   saheckler replied to saheckler's topic in Doctoral

   Thank you for sharing your perspective! I appreciate it. I agree, it is primarily about persistence. It's hard to see any humor in the situation right now and I don't value sticking with something just for the sake of not quitting -- that's not enoug...

5. Alternative Options for Doctorate

   saheckler replied to The Good Nurse's topic in Doctoral

   Congratulations on graduating and passing the AANP! I would highly recommend choosing the type of doctoral degree you want based on your career goals. You didn’t say why you want a doctoral degree, so I can’t tell if you want one because you ha...

6. Has anyone dropped out of a PhD program (or contemplated it)?

   saheckler replied to saheckler's topic in Doctoral

   Thank you so much @HamRN_13. I really appreciate your perspective and the validation. It's great to know that after you dropped out, you found a different program that fit better, probably in terms of career-wise and timing. That definitely gives me ...

7. BSN-PhD interview advice

   saheckler replied to NewUtahn's topic in Doctoral

   Hi @NewUtahn, I'm in a PhD program right now and am happy to talk with you if you'd like! Just send me a message. I think the answers to some of these questions depend on the type of program you're interviewing with. If you are interviewing...

8. Has anyone dropped out of a PhD program (or contemplated it)?

   saheckler replied to saheckler's topic in Doctoral

   Thank you so much @m4howie. I really appreciate your perspective and your thoughtful response -- this is really helpful and gives me a lot to think about. I'll have to do some more introspection and think about what I want. And I hope that you will a...

9. DNP vs PhD

   saheckler replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Doctoral

10. DNP vs PhD

    saheckler replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Doctoral

    Hi Mikolagarde, I think your first step is to figure out whether you want a PhD or a DNP -- they are very different degrees and fit different career goals. A PhD's main (or even sole) focus is research, whereas a DNP is focused on practice. DNPs...

11. Has anyone dropped out of a PhD program (or contemplated it)?

    saheckler posted a topic in Doctoral

    Just curious because I'm having some thoughts about quitting and not sure whether or not I should push through. What did you do instead when you dropped out? Or alternately, what made you stay? Do you ultimately feel good about your decision, and why...

12. DNP vs PhD

    saheckler replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Doctoral

    Hi Dinma, I double checked the UC Irvine website PhD application requirements and here's what I found: An undergraduate or graduate statistics course that will cover or did cover descriptive and inferential statistics. This statist...

13. Potential PhD applicant advice

    saheckler replied to NewUtahn's topic in Doctoral

    Hi there, I think this doctoral thread might be really helpful to you (I wrote a very long winded response about my experiences in my PhD program, some of which may be helpful to you, and there are many other comments there that may provide insi...

14. DNP vs PhD

    saheckler replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Doctoral

    I think that sounds like a great choice for you, based on what you've said in this thread. I wish you the best of luck! TBH, I don't blame you for thinking my description was exhausting -- the PhD is pretty exhausting! I don't regret entering the pro...

15. DNP vs PhD

    saheckler replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Doctoral

    I second what @pro-student said. I'm in a PhD program right now, after having done a lot of soul searching and exploring to figure out what was the right path for me. I wish I had known a little bit more about what I was getting into, so I am going t...