History
In 2000, Yale School of Nursing (YSN) and Howard University Division of Nursing (HUDON) launched a partnership to develop a research based educational program in nursing that focused on reducing disparities in health.
The idea for the partnership evolved from a conversation over coffee between YSN dean Catherine L. Gilliss and HUDON dean Dorothy L. Powell.
As a result of that conversation, the Yale-Howard Scholars Program was implemented in the summer of 2000. The program's original design involved an intensive six-week summer internship in which HUDON students formed a close working relationship with a mentor at YSN.
In 2001 additional funding was secured from National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) to expand the Program into a year-round initiative.
The Program's success has been outstanding: 75 percent of participating scholars have gone on to pursue graduate education in nursing research.
Building on the existing relationship between YSN and HUDON, in 2002, the Yale-Howard Partnership Center on Reducing Health Disparities was launched.
The new center is funded for 5 years by NIH/NINR, and builds on the collaborative work of YSN and HUDON Faculty.
Twenty five Yale-Howard Scholars and nine pilot studies have been funded since the Center's inception.
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