For the nursing scholar who dreams of developing a career grounded in both research and practice, the Center for Gerontological Nursing is an ideal environment. The School of Nursing is small enough to be collaborative ... yet it enjoys the resources of both the nation's third-ranked public research university and Minnesota's famed Medical Alley. - Research is nationally recognized and well funded. The School of Nursing ranked 14th in 2001 National Institutes of Health funded research grants.
- Nationally and internationally recognized faculty members prepare graduate students for clinical, teaching and research roles in gerontological nursing.
- The School of Nursing is part of an Academic Health Center that is one of the most comprehensive education and research facilities for health professionals in the nation, fostering interdisciplinary study, research and practice.
- Scholars can collaborate with the wide variety of top health-related organizations in the area, including the Alzheimer's Association, Evercare, HealthPartners Partnering Care for Seniors, Park Nicollet Center for Senior Services program, and Fairview-University Hospitals on the Twin Cities campus.
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