# Advancement of Research on Nurse Practitioners (ARNP): Setting a Research Agenda

> **NIH AHRQ R13** · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · 2020 · $49,836

## Abstract

Healthcare systems globally face pressures to meet the increasing demand for primary care services,
particularly in rural and socio-economically deprived areas due to aging populations and chronic disease
burdens. Many countries, including the United States (U.S.), are seeking innovative healthcare workforce
solutions to meet this demand. One potential solution is the development of the nurse practitioner (NP)
workforce. By 2025, an additional 52,000 physicians will be needed to meet the primary care demand in the
U.S. The growing NP workforce could help fill this need as their numbers will double between 2008 and 2025,
and NPs will comprise 27% of all primary care providers by 2025. Studies consistently show NPs deliver high
quality, safe care to patients and achieve optimal patient outcomes. Furthermore, NP care also increases
access to care for racial and ethnic minorities residing in rural and underserved areas as NPs disproportionally
care for these populations (AHRQ Priority Populations). Thus, many stakeholders recommend optimal use of
NPs in primary care. Yet, many barriers at the federal, state, and organizational levels hamper NP workforce,
practice, and their ability to deliver care, which are not well-explored or studied. Lack of evidence prevents
policymakers', administrators', and clinicians' (AHRQ stakeholders) abilities to take actions to eliminate barriers
and optimally utilize NP workforce to promote safe care delivery. The purpose of this research development
conference grant is to convene national and international experts to develop a comprehensive research
agenda to define challenges affecting NP workforce, practice, and NPs' ability to deliver primary care and
identify methodologies to study them. We will convene a 1.5 day conference, Advancement of Research on
Nurse Practitioners (ARNP), consisting of researchers, leaders, clinicians, and policymakers to: Aim 1. Identify
barriers and facilitators affecting NP workforce, practice, and their ability to deliver safe primary care both in the
U.S. and globally. Aim 2. Identify best strategies and methods to study these barriers and facilitators. Aim 3.
Develop a comprehensive research agenda to produce evidence to eliminate barriers and promote facilitators
to NP practice in primary care. ARNP will be held at Columbia University School of Nursing in New York, NY
and led by nationally recognized health services researchers (Chair: Dr. Lusine Poghosyan, Co-Chair: Dr.
Grant Martsolf) who brought together national and international interdisciplinary experts in the planning
committee. The expected product is a research agenda to enhance NP workforce in the U.S., which will be
shared with nationally relevant organizations. To evaluate ARNP's success, both summative and formative
evaluations will be completed. ARNP's aims are consistent with AHRQ's mission of producing evidence to
improve the safety and quality of health care. ARNP can provide an important platform for advancing healt...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10088080
- **Project number:** 1R13HS027726-01
- **Recipient organization:** COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
- **Principal Investigator:** Lusine Poghosyan
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** AHRQ
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $49,836
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-09-30 → 2022-09-29

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10088080

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10088080, Advancement of Research on Nurse Practitioners (ARNP): Setting a Research Agenda (1R13HS027726-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10088080. Licensed CC0.

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