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Expediting Doctoral Education on the Eastern Shore of Maryland Lisa A. Seldomridge, PhD, RN Director of Graduate and Second Degree Nursing Programs This work was supported by a Nurse Support II Grant from the Maryland Higher Education Commission under the auspices of the HSCRC.

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Page 1: Expediting Doctoral Education on the Eastern Shore of Maryland Lisa A. Seldomridge, PhD, RN Director of Graduate and Second Degree Nursing Programs This

Expediting Doctoral Education on the Eastern

Shore of Maryland

Lisa A. Seldomridge, PhD, RNDirector of Graduate and Second Degree Nursing Programs

This work was supported by a Nurse Support II Grant from the Maryland Higher Education Commission under the auspices of the

HSCRC.

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Project Goals• Increase access to doctoral education on the

Eastern Shore– Offer post-master’s DNP program via distance

learning strategies.

• Expedite completion of the DNP– Develop two entry options

• Post-MS to DNP-Leadership or FNP• Post-BS to DNP-FNP

• Increase statewide capacity for doctoral students through the use of distance and web-based technologies.

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Timeline

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July 2012 MHEC NSP-2 grant began

Fall 2012 Post-MS to DNP started; n = 10

All courses distance accessible

Fall 2013 2013-Received ~$1.1M HRSA AENT funds

Fall 2014 Post-BS to DNP started; n = 8

Monthly DNP Community of Scholars videoconferences

Spring 2015

Additional post-BS to DNP students admitted; n = 3

CCNE accreditation site visit

May 2015 Graduation of 8 post-MS to DNP students

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Current Enrollments

Post-MS to DNP-Leadership, N = 21 is faculty at a Maryland college1 is an FNP

Post-MS to DNP-FNP, N = 95 are faculty at Maryland colleges

Post-BS to DNP-FNP, N = 14

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Demographics of our DNP students

• May 2015 graduates– 25% from under-represented groups

• 12.5% Latina• 12.5% male

• Current students– 50% from under-represented groups

• 37.5% African American• 4.2% Asian• 8.4 % male

– 62.5% are SU alumni5

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Keys to Success

• First-rate instructional designer• Exceptional project team

– 17/22 full-time nursing faculty – 6 extraordinary adjunct faculty

• HRSA AENT award• Monthly meetings

– Course development/review– Determination of deliverables– Curriculum mapping

• QualityMatters TM training6

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Pleasant surprises

• Late-adopters did extraordinary things!

• Interprofessional collaboration set stage for University Graduate Exchange initiative

• Established value of dedicated instructional designer

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Challenges• First SU doctoral program

– Policies for doctoral students– Support services– DNP Projects

• Format for presentations• Final deliverables

• Distance education snafus• Curriculum progression planning• Faculty turnover

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Next StepsContinue curriculum revisionsTrack outcomes by entry optionManage demands for NP practicum sitesUndergo QualityMatters TM peer review

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Dissemination

• Willey, J.A. & Seldomridge, L.A. (2015). Using the Tools of Technology to Increase Access to Doctoral Education. Sigma Theta Tau International Biennial Conference, November, Las Vegas, NV.

• Seldomridge, L.A. & Willey, J.A. (2015) Best Practices in Distance Education-Technology as a Tool - not a Teacher. AACN Doctoral Education Conference, January, San Diego CA.

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