1. PhD Program of Research Elizabeth Scruth RN MN MPH CCNS CCRN PhD (c) September 2011

2. Australian Catholic University  ACU has six campuses located in the state capital cities of Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane, the national capital, Canberra, and the regional centre of Ballarat  ACU has 17,508 total students, with 14,490 undergraduates and 3,018 postgraduate students. The student body is 73.90% female and 26.10% male. ACU has more than 15,081 local students - out of which there are 291 Indigenous students - and 2,427 international students. undergraduatespostgraduate  ACU has 734 academic staff and 647 general staff members

3. Undertaking a PhD in Australia  There are fully funded PhD programs from the Australian government for Australian Citizens  There is a timeline to complete the PhD  The University is usually associated with a large hospital as part of the research program  Usually 3 to 4 PhD supervisors- one of them a MD who has undertaken research  Program consists of research modules/classes and a program of research

4.  Research must be undertaken from the beginning to the end and cumulates in a dissertation- monthly discussion with supervisors throughout program  Progress reports  Presentations  Publications