Symposia

Doctoral Nursing Education in East Asian Region

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Doctoral nursing education plays a vital role in nurturing future nursing leaders and generating significant impacts in healthcare services, education and research. With the continuing evolvement of the research and clinical doctoral degree Programmes in the East Asian region, this symposium aims to provide a systematic comparison between these two types of Programmes across the territories. By using the Donabedian model to guide the close scrutiny on the structure, process and outcomes of these two major types of the Programmes, the symposium will provide important insights on the unique focuses and potential synergies of these Programmes. The cross-countries comparison also provide important insights on how doctoral nursing education is shaped by the advanced nurses roles in the different healthcare context.  By participating in this symposium, attendees will gain a deeper understanding about the evolving roles of the contemporary doctoral education in catalyzing  nursing science and advanced practice roles development, and gain a deeper understanding of the process of professionalization in the nursing discipline.