saheckler PhD, RN

Hi everyone, I'm moving from Michigan to New York for grad school, and I just got my New York nursing license, which of course I will need to maintain until I leave New York. However, when my Michigan license expires in the middle of my program, does...

Neither state is a compact state unfortunately! I think you're right that the peace of mind is probably worth it. Thanks @ruby_jane!

That is not a bad idea @Jedrnurse! Thank you! It's under $100 I'm pretty sure.

I've heard back from most of the PhD programs I applied to and am in the process of making a decision. Anyone else out there? How are you deciding? Is this an easy decision for you? Will starting your PhD involve moving to a new city? Just would be n...

Hi @mecha-sorah! It's wonderful that you already have publications, especially with one as first author. That will help make your application more competitive, even if unrelated to your research interests. It's really important to craft a narrative i...

Headed to Columbia this fall!

@m4howie that is such an interesting research area and definitely an area where nursing input is needed. If you haven't found any nurses in that field yet, then there's definitely a hole to fill there. I think you're right that a lot of the East Coas...

@TiffyRN that is so interesting to learn about the accreditation piece! I wasn't aware of that! I'll be a BSN-PhD student starting this fall. For most of the programs I applied to there isn't a difference between the BSN-PhD and the MSN-PhD curricul...

That is amazing that your work will pay for your master's! That's really a game changer. It definitely makes your decision trickier since you have more than one good option. Have you talked with the director of the PhD program? They might be able to...

Hi! I do not have a master’s so I’m doing BSN-PhD. I was unwilling to pay thousands of dollars for a master’s degree when I could go straight through to PhD with full funding and a stipend. I was worried about three years being very short, especially...

I would recommend meeting with nurse researchers who are doing similar research and have similar roles to what you want yourself and ask them how you can best get the skills, knowledge, and experience necessary. I think it's a great idea to have clin...

Wow! That is a long wait! Good for you for submitting your applications so far ahead of time! I just heard back today that my application is being sent to the Columbia faculty team and on Wednesday I found out that my Johns Hopkins application was se...

I think you replied on the fall 2019 PhD thread that I started awhile back. I've been combing through the doctoral threads periodically and so far it looks like just you, JC_NC2019, and I are applying for the fall. At least we have a little bit of co...

I just PM'd you. I think I remember that the first time someone PM'd me on allnurses I had to post a certain number of comments to allnurses threads first in order to be permitted to respond back (I might be thinking of a different situation). But, i...

Thanks SummerGarden! I can see your conundrum! Maybe the good news is that regardless of which you choose you'll be happy, since you have compelling reasons for both options. I hope more people respond to this thread and that it's helpful for all of ...

To SummerGarden: I'm planning to study LGBTQ+ health disparities and am applying to UCSF, Columbia, Johns Hopkins, Penn, UIC, and Michigan. They all have faculty doing LGBTQ+ health research, which is important to me, and they are all strong in healt...

To Mrs. D: I hope that some others discover it before a year goes by! It would be so nice to go through the process with some peers. I'm planning to study LGBTQ+ health disparities and am applying to UCSF, Columbia, Johns Hopkins, Penn, UIC, and Mic...

I can't be the only nurse on allnurses.com who is applying to nurse PhD programs this fall! Where is everybody?

I'm coming into the conversation a bit late, but have you looked into external fellowships or the nurse faculty loan repayment program? For the nurse faculty loan repayment program, they will repay up to 85% of your loan if you are a faculty member f...

What did you end up doing? Are you starting a PhD program this fall? UC San Francisco has a nurse policy specialty within their PhD and the University of Pennsylvania has a research center based on health policy. I know that Columbia and NYU also lis...

My understanding is that nursing faculty are in very high demand because there is a big shortage. I don' think you would have a hard time finding a position if you have the qualifications. Are you looking into getting your doctorate? I'm not sure if ...

Do you have the opportunity to apply for a teaching assistantship at your own school? Lots of schools will accept students for teaching assistantships as part of your financial aid package. You also may be able to take a course through your nursing s...

Thank you, that's super helpful. That's really good advice to pay attention to funding and whether or not there is a push to go through the program really fast. I don't want to rush through a program; I want to take whatever time is needed for me to ...

Hi everyone, I'm applying this fall to PhD programs and I'm having a hard time deciding between nursing and public health. Ultimately I want to be in academia, either in public health or nursing. I know people with a PhD in public health often get fa...

Hi everyone, does anyone know if a master's in nursing is required to be nursing faculty? I thought that if someone had a PhD in a related discipline that that would be sufficient, but I've read that some states require a master's in nursing, even if...