NPCREU Membership Categories
The following is a description of the NPCREU 3 membership categories. Interested applicants are asked to submit an application under one of the following categories.- Senior members: A core group of stakeholders, including the unit’s Director/Co-Director and nurses with research and/or teaching experience in palliative care.
Eligibility:
- Be a registered nurse;
- Have a Master’s or a PhD and experience conducting independent research;
- Hold an appointment with the University of Ottawa School of Nursing or one of its affiliated colleges;
- Demonstrated experiences in palliative care research or education (e.g. have been the principal investigator on a palliative care research study, have designed or delivered a university level palliative care course, etc.);
- Be an investigator, main collaborating partner on externally funded research that fits with NPCREU’s mission and goals;
- Have demonstrated the ability to mentor junior members and students (e.g. thesis supervisor for Masters or PhD students either ongoing or completed).
- Associate members: Members including other members of the interdisciplinaryteam in palliative care such as psychologists, pastoral care workers and others workers, who have experience and/or an interest in palliative care research or education.
Eligibility:
- Have an interest in NPCREU’s overall mission and goals
- Demonstrated interest or experience in palliative care research or education
- Note: Clinicians with experience in palliative care clinical practice are encouraged to apply at the associate member level.
- Affiliate members: members in this category will be similar to the Associate members except that their involvement in the NPCREU will be on a short-term basis and involve a lesser degree of commitment. The length of the appointment will be based on a mutually agreed upon timeframe with the NPCREU Director/Co-Director.
Eligibility:
- Demonstrated interest or experience in palliative care research or education;
- Have an interest in NPCREU’s overall mission and goals;
- Note: graduate students, academics from other universities, as well as clinicians with experience in palliative care clinical practice are encouraged to apply at the affiliate member level.
- Organizational members: Health care institutions, provincial and national associations, and community groups/societies dedicated to promoting palliative are research and education.
Eligibility:
- A commitment to work collaboratively with the NPCREU toward the achievement of common goals related to palliative care research and education.
