Comparative Study of Iran Nursing Doctoral Curriculum and University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Abstract

nursing PhD program in Iran is to train students in the fields of education, research, technology, management and nursing services. The University of Pennsylvania's goal is to specialize in the research, development of nursing scholars to build a research program and advance nursing knowledge. Expectations for these graduates are leadership in universities, health care, government centers and related fields in addition to the research dimension. It seems that Nursing PhD program in Iran, due to the combination of the two practical and research coursces, does not fully define the expectations of our Nursing PhD graduates and needs to be specialized according to its goals.