The NURTURe Program
The Training Experience
About Your Cohort
This training program will intentionally start with a small, focused cohort of three trainees to ensure that trainees receive high-quality mentorship and hands-on research experience while we build a strong foundation for future expansion. By concentrating on a select group of expert mentors, we can provide intensive, individualized guidance, while simultaneously developing a pipeline of secondary mentors who will be well-equipped to support future trainees. This phased approach allows us to establish a rigorous and sustainable training model, ensuring that as the program grows, we maintain the depth and quality of mentorship that is critical for developing nurse scientists at the forefront of digital health and AI.
NURTURe Curriculum
Each postdoctoral trainee will typically engage in the NURTURe Program for two years, providing a structured yet flexible experience. By the end of the program, postdoctoral trainees will be well-prepared to secure independent funding, transition into faculty or research-intensive positions, and contribute to the advancement of digital health and AI in nursing science.
All didactic experiences are highly individualized and tailored to the skill set of postdoctoral trainees and their independent research goals. The experience includes workshops, seminars, and formal coursework.
Required Didactic Experiences
- Digital Health/Community-Engaged Dissemination and Implementation (CEDI) Seminar Series
- All About Funding Series
- Translational Science Academy
Optional Didactic Experiences
- Graduate and Professional Education on Nursing and AI Training
- NGR 7816: Mixed Methods and Implementation Science Research
- FSU Faculty Innovator Coffee Chats
Required Trainings
- AI Workshops
- Career Pathways Seminar Series
- Monthly Journal Club
- Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)
- Team Science
Required Activities
- Submit research abstract(s) to and attend at least one national or regional meeting yearly
- Year 1: Write and submit at least one original manuscript for peer-review to established journal in trainee's speciality
- Year 2: Write and submit at least two original manuscripts for peer-review to established journal in trainee's speciality
- Monthly Journal Club
- Works In Progress Seminar
Why Choose the NURTURe Program?
The future of healthcare is digital. But there's a gap.
Digital technologies are transforming how we prevent disease, manage health, and deliver care, but innovation doesn't automatically improve health. Many promising technologies never reach people who could benefit them. Challenges include:
- Limited adoption in real-world settings
- Poor fit with patient and community needs
- Lack of implementation expertise
- Access and other systemic barriers
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Why nurse scientists? Nurse scientists bring a unique perspective because they understand: |
 Patient experiences and how care is delivered in the real world  Clinical workflows  Research and evidence |
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As AI and digital health tools become more common, healthcare needs leaders who can: |
 Design patient-centered solutions  Implement innovations responsibly  Evaluate what works to ensure technologies improve care for everyone |
The NURTURe Program trains the next generation of leaders.
The NURTURe Program prepares nurse scientists to:
INNOVATE |
Develop digital health solutions |
INTEGRATE |
Apply AI and emerging technologies |
IMPLEMENT |
Translate research into practice |
ENGAGE |
Partner with communities throughout the research process |
NURTURe Program Highlights:
- Three fellows selected annually for two-year postdoctoral fellowship
- Individualized primary and secondary mentorship
- Interdisciplinary training across nursing, medicine, behavioral science, and technology
- Hands-on experience with digital health and AI-driven research
- Professional development focused on grant writing, leadership, and career advancement
- Conference travel support and research dissemination opportunities
By training nurse scientists in digital health, AI, and community-engaged implementation science, the NURTURe Program is building a workforce capable of transforming healthcare and improving health outcomes for individuals, families, and communities.
Competencies
Design & Evaluation of Technology-Driven Interventions
Hands-on experience participating in a focal mentored research project that addresses pressing health challenges such as chronic disease prevention, mental health, maternal-child health, substance use disorders, and infectious diseases, particularly in underserved communities.
AI-Driven Research & Innovation
Develop expertise in leveraging AI to advance nursing science and improve health outcomes through research.
Community Engaged Dissemination & Implementation (CEDI) of Digital Health Solutions
Skills and confidence needed to lead in the evaluation and dissemination of digital health interventions.
Professionalism & Team Science
Professionalism and a team science orientation are reinforced across all training channels, including seminars, experiential activities, and modeling of mentor behaviors in research setting.
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)
FSU’s Research Integrity, Security, and Ethics (RISE) course, completion of IRB CITI training, and RCR trainings.