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NCEMNA 5th Annual Conference Creating Research Careers: "Leading the Way" March 13-15, 2009
Dear Prospective Mentee, The National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Association (NCEMNA), a coalition of five leading national minority nursing associations, is committed to increasing the number of ethnic minority nurse researchers initiating, conducting, and maintaining programs of research by offering supplemental training and educational opportunities. To increase the number of ethnic minority nurse researchers, NCEMNA aims to create a network of ethnic minority nurse researchers, develop mechanisms to support and engage ethnic minority nurse researchers at all levels and engage ethnic minority students to consider nursing research as a career trajectory. Supported by a federal grant from the National Institute of General and Medical Sciences (NIGMS), NCEMNA has implemented a Research Training and Mentoring (RTM) program that includes a matching of mentors and mentees, according to research interests and geographical location. The goal is to increase the number of ethnic minority nurse researchers, who are prepared to conduct research within a culturally competent model of care. We are now accepting applications for our fourth cohort of mentor-mentee pairs. If you are interested in participating in NCEMNA’s RTM program, focused on creating research career in nursing, please complete the Mentee Application at http://www.ncemna.org/mentee. Your response will be used to help us in selecting 50 mentees to participate in this significant research training and mentoring program. It is therefore important for you to be clear in describing your current interest in research and your personal goals for participating in NCEMNA’s RTM program. Application deadline is October 1, 2008. Please note that if you were a 2005, 2006, or 2007 mentee, you are not eligible to apply for 2008 mentee appointment. Selected mentee applicants will be notified between November 17-21, 2008 and acceptance deadline is December 8, 2008. Please note that if selected, you will be required to attend the 2-1/2 day NCEMNA Annual Conference “Creating Research Careers: Leading the Way" in Albuquerque, NM March 13-15, 2009. Please submit your application to: www.ncemna.org/mentee if you need further information about this application, please contact Rochelle Carr, Program Coordinator, NCEMNA Headquarters at 310-258-9515 or email us at info@ncemna.org.
Thank you,
Luz S. Porter, Ph D, ARNP, FNP, FAAN
NCEMNA Project
Director on Research Career Trajectory
Betty Smith
Williams, DrPH, RN, FAAN |