The School of Nursing Moves to 6th Place in NIH Research Rankings
The School's advancement in ranking reflects our faculty's continued commitment to critical health sciences.
In the 2011 National Institutes of Health (NIH) rankings, the U-M School of Nursing is now sixth place out of nursing schools nationwide in terms of research funding awarded. This placement represents a move forward from the School’s eighth place ranking of the last several years.
“The ranking reflects the School’s effort to continue producing and supporting high impact science to improve the health of people,” said Dr. Kathleen Potempa, Dean of the School of the Nursing. “In addition, it reflects faculty success in providing a great research training environment in the School and the University.”
The NIH rankings are recognized as a national benchmark for an institution’s engagement in critical health sciences, and a high ranking reflects the excellent quality of research being carried out at the institution. Each institution’s ranking is determined by research dollars awarded in a single fiscal year.
“The increase in ranking is a testimony to the hard work of the faculty and affirms the significance and impact of our research,” commented Dr. Antonia Villarruel, Associate Dean for Research and Global Affairs.
The School of Nursing’s world-class research leaders, in collaboration with interdisciplinary and global partnerships, continue to improve the health of the community, state, nation, and world through the development and application of scientific knowledge. The School of Nursing’s current strengths in scientific and interdisciplinary research include:
- Health promotion/risk reduction for vulnerable populations
- Women’s health
- Cancer care
- Symptom management (pain, functional mobility, cognitive function)
- Effectiveness science
