Research Training and Education Core

The objective of the Research Training and Education Core is to increase the ability of rural I.H.S. and Tribal hospitals in Oklahoma and Kansas to implement a health research and quality improvement program through the training of nursing staff in applied research. The core's activities will prepare nurses from American Indian clinics and hospitals in Oklahoma and Kansas with the instruction and support necessary to conduct practical research studies within their health care settings. Completion of this activity will result in a cadre of American Indian nurse researchers with a specialty in diabetes, a curriculum for model replication, and a process evaluation. The Research Training Core is directed by the College of Nursing at the University of Oklahoma.