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April 2006, Vol 96, No. 4 | American Journal of Public Health 606-611
© 2006 American Public Health Association
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.054239

GOVERNMENT, POLITICS, AND LAW

Research Careers for American Indian/Alaska Native Nurses: Pathway to Elimination of Health Disparities

Susan J. Henly, PhD, Roxanne Struthers, PhD, Barbara K. Dahlen, MS, Bette Ide, PhD, Beverly Patchell, MS and Barbara J. Holtzclaw, PhD

Susan J. Henly and Roxanne Struthers are with the School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Barbara K. Dahlen and Bette Ide are with the University of North Dakota College of Nursing, Grand Forks. Beverly Patchell is with the Indian Nursing Student Success Program at the University of Oklahoma College of Nursing, Oklahoma City. Barbara Holtz-claw is with the Bridge Project, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Susan J. Henly, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, 5-160 WDH, 308 Harvard St. SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455 (e-mail: henly003{at}umn.edu).

The health status of American Indians/Alaska Natives lags behind that of the US population. American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) nurses are on the front lines of health services for AIAN people. They have the potential to make scientific contributions as well, but are under-represented among researchers working to understand health disparities.

The AIAN MS-to-PhD Nursing Science Bridge, at the University of Minnesota, in partnership with the Universities of North Dakota and Oklahoma, provides support for AIAN nurses during the critical training transition from masters of science to doctoral programs. Partner schools collaborate with AIAN elders, medicine people/spiritual leaders, and academic consultants to (1) foster academic success and strengthen the AIAN identity of students during their research training and (2) bring about institutional change to optimize student experiences. Future research programs developed by this cadre of AIAN nurse scientists will contribute scientifically sound, culturally acceptable knowledge to effectively improve the health of AIAN people.




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