What has the University of Alberta gotten from KUSP? Whats the return on investment?
CE: Ah, the return on investment. I have been invited to participate in a European Union bid and that fits with the university’s international focus on several fronts. They want us to be competitive in Europe and in other places. I bring high- quality trainees, I have been successful at securing grants, I publish a lot – I have been successful. This goes to reputation for the university at large and for the faculty of Nursing. They get a model that they may or may not want to emulate or see replicated. They also get experience. I sit on a lot of review boards, so I bring that kind of insider knowledge back in as another insight into research funding in Canada. DP: You’ve mentioned capacity-building and sustainability. Have there been other challenges? CE: Another challenge is that nursing research is often not read by others – despite the current state of on line library databases. Other professionals often will not read nursing literature. Additionally, we have limited nursing journal
