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Overview: Research at UMSON
The University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON) supports groundbreaking research and scholarship that:
- enhances the field of nursing
- influences modern health care
- sparks new thinking behind the ways we care for each other as a society.
Meet Our Researchers
Doctoral Programs
PhD: Doctor of Philosophy
(with full funding options)
Our PhD program was initiated in 1979 as the 16th doctoral nursing program in the nation. Every student is carefully chosen and matched to the faculty member who can offer the greatest opportunity to succeed in developing their research program. As a graduate, you will join a thriving group of alumni — many of whom hold key leadership positions in academia, research, and administration across the country.
DNP: Doctor of Nursing Practice
The DNP is the highest practice degree in nursing. It enables you to remain in direct patient care while providing you with the knowledge and training to be a leader in a fast-changing health care environment. UMSON's DNP is top-ranked by U.S. News and World Report, providing an immersive education in evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and systems leadership.
UMSON's Organized Research Centers
UMSON is home to three organized research centers and the National Institute for Nursing Research-funded P30 Omics Associated with Self-management Interventions for Symptoms (OASIS) Center.
Our centers' extramurally funded investigators study a variety of critical health problems including chronic pain, impulsivity and drug abuse, neuromuscular disorders, sleep, web-based interventions, health care organizational issues, and bone health.
Building Healthy Behaviors Across the Life Span (BBAL) Organized Research Center
BBAL investigates the management of disease, the optimization of health, and the ways in which biological findings can influence disease prevalence and progression.
Learn More Building Healthy Behaviors Across the Life Span (BBAL) Organized Research CenterUniversity of Maryland Center to Advance Chronic Pain Research (CACPR)
CACPR is a campus-wide entity that seeks to promote cutting edge basic, translational, and clinical biomedical research that will advance our understanding and treatment of chronic pain.
Learn MoreCenter for Health Equity and Outcomes Research (CHEOR)
CHEOR aims improve health outcomes and eliminate health inequities.
Learn More Center for Health Equity and Outcomes Research (CHEOR)Placebo Beyond Opinions (PBO) Center
The PBO Center promotes interdisciplinary investigation of the placebo phenomenon in health care and nurtures a higher education placebo research program.
Learn More Placebo Beyond Opinions (PBO) CenterUMB's Institute for Clinical & Translational Research (ICTR)
The UMB ICTR is a campus-wide clinical translational research initiative that provides financial support as well as infrastructure, environment, training, and workforce to invigorate, facilitate, and accelerate clinical translational research to improve patient and community health.
Our Collaboration with the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC)
Through the UMNursing Funded Research program, there are opportunities for collaborative research among faculty from UMSON and the UMMC practice partners to promote care coordination and patient-centered care across Maryland hospitals while continuing to expand the care coordination focus area/courses in academia.
Join Our Team
UMSON embraces a culture that embodies the University of Maryland, Baltimore's core values of accountability, civility, collaboration, diversity, excellence, knowledge, and leadership. Join our team of renowned faculty, professional staff, and exceptional students to advance nursing education, research, and practice.
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