UAB的护理博士学位旨在培养护士，使其成为研究人员，学者和领导者，他们将为护理科学做出实质性贡献。博士学位建立在硕士或学士学位水平的准备上。博士毕业生准备继续朝着成为独立资助研究者的方向前进，他们的工作最终将改善所有患者的医疗保健效果。与AACN的报告“护理领域的研究型博士课程：通往卓越的道路”相一致，博士学位护理被设计为研究密集型的经验。强烈鼓励学生全日制学习，并与SON资助的教师合作。目前，有11名全日制博士学位学生获得了全额资助，并与他们的导师一起组成了研究团队。全日制和非全日制的所有学生都可以负担
You want to take your nursing skills beyond a clinical setting so you can make substantive contributions to your field. With your PhD in Nursing, we can prepare you for a career in research, education, health policy, and much more.<br><br>To give you the important training you need, we've specifically designed a program that you can tailor to fit your career goals and interests. Even better, we're offering it in a blended format that only includes required on-campus meetings approximately one week per semester. As you earn your degree, you'll participate in seminars, lectures, journal clubs, and other training opportunities to complement your education. Not only that, but we place great value on the mentor relationship. That's why you're going to work directly with a faculty member on original research projects. Finally, while you can finish the program in as little as two years, you'll only need 12 extra hours to add a focused content area to your degree.