# Comparative and Cost-Effectiveness Research Training for Nurse Scientists

> **NIH NIH T32** · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · 2022 · $331,897

## Abstract

There is a lack of knowledge about what constitutes optimal treatment and delivery of healthcare in “real life”
(i.e., non-controlled) situations. This results in clinicians, patients, purchasers, and policy makers confronting
important decisions every day without adequate information. The lack of knowledge is not due to a lack of data;
increasingly, the electronic data infrastructure is in place and patient data are available at the individual, facility,
regional, and national levels to conduct much needed comparative and cost-effectiveness research. Therefore,
the United States research community, including nurse scientists, has an unprecedented opportunity to inform
everyday clinical decisions and improve the nation's health system and the health of high-risk, underserved
populations, as well as inform healthcare value through comparative and cost-effectiveness research. With our
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) funded predoctoral and postdoctoral training program,
“Comparative and Cost-Effectiveness Research Training for Nurse Scientists (CER2)” (T32 NR014205),
Columbia University School of Nursing has been a leader in preparing nurse scientists to conduct this rigorous,
interdisciplinary, translational research. The CER2 co-directors, executive committee, preceptors, and trainees
have conducted interdisciplinary, comparative, and cost-effectiveness research that has advanced nursing
science as well as informed clinical decision making and health policy. The environment is exceptional with
well-developed infrastructure and a strong commitment to interdisciplinary translational research. Moreover,
the novel research base and unique expertise of the participating, well-qualified, interdisciplinary faculty
provide trainees with excellent opportunities to develop into independent nurse scientists. With a focus on
health promotion and/or disease prevention across the continuum of care in high-risk, underserved populations
and building upon the substantial achievements of our first four years of support, the aims of this competitive
renewal are to: 1) Maintain an administrative structure to support interdisciplinary CER2; 2) Recruit and retain a
qualified diverse cadre of predoctoral and postdoctoral nurses to conduct interdisciplinary comparative and
cost-effectiveness research; 3) Enhance the knowledge and skills of the trainees in interdisciplinary
comparative and cost-effectiveness research methods for health promotion and/or disease prevention across
the continuum of care in high-risk, underserved populations; and 4) Evaluate the training program inputs,
outputs, and outcomes on an ongoing and annual basis and refine the program as needed. The aims and
training activities are well-aligned with the 2016 NINR Strategic Plan areas of scientific focus (Wellness, Self-
Management, and End-of-Life and Palliative Care) and address the cross cutting area of 21st Century Nurse
Scientists - Innovative Strategies for Research Careers.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10431934
- **Project number:** 5T32NR014205-10
- **Recipient organization:** COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
- **Principal Investigator:** Lusine Poghosyan
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $331,897
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2013-07-01 → 2023-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10431934

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10431934, Comparative and Cost-Effectiveness Research Training for Nurse Scientists (5T32NR014205-10). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10431934. Licensed CC0.

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