The UCSF PhD Program in Nursing is a school-wide program in which students are assigned academic advisors in the Department that offers research mentorship most closely aligned to the applicant's research interests.

Doctoral education in the Department of Community Health Systems focuses on the many facets of health and illness in the community, including health promotion and disease prevention; care and management of chronic illness; the management related to mental, physical, environmental and occupational health and safety; and health care delivery systems, including patient safety, human resources and dissemination of best practices.

Faculty research focuses on vulnerable populations and communities such as:  the homeless and disadvantaged; elderly; persons with psychiatric disorders and issues of trauma and abuse; high-risk infants and children; workers at risk for or living with injury or disability; individuals with chronic diseases such as asthma, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and HIV infections; incarcerated persons; and ethnic and immigrant minorities.

Resources/Links

• CHS Research Page
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• CHS Faculty Research Activities Page
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• CHS Prospective Students Information Page
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• School of Nursing Page for
  Prospective Doctoral Students
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• School of Nursing Prospective Students page
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• The UCSF Nursing Press publishes important research and clinical guides written by UCSF School of Nursing faculty members.
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