Golisano Fellowship in Developmental Disability Nursing

Thanks to the generous support of Tom Golisano and the Golisano Foundation, there are no tuition or fees associated with the Fellowship.

Fellowship Overview

The Golisano Fellowship in Developmental Disability Nursing is a 12-month program designed to develop thought leaders in nursing who support and promote the health and well-being of persons with ID/DD across their lifespan and settings.

Experiences

• Educational, practice, policy and advocacy, knowledge translation, and leadership activities.
• Individualized mentoring by international leaders in the field.
• An action learning project focused on improving and promoting the health and well-being of individuals with ID/DD where they live, learn, work, play, and pray (Environmental Justice; Novotny, 2000).

Goals

The goal of the Fellowship is to create nursing leaders in education, practice, and service who will work in partnership with cross-sector health systems and organizations to advance inclusive practices, foster innovation, promote health, and support self-determination to support wellness and close the health disparities gap among people with ID/DD.

Structure and Expectations

The Golisano Fellowship is entirely remote, and sessions take place over Zoom. An initial kickoff week takes place in June and consists of five days of presentations and interactive sessions with subject matter experts from around the world. Monthly activities include guest lectures, book and film discussions, and project updates. A final fellowship week with guest speakers, panel discussions, and final project presentations takes place in June.

All participants are expected to actively engage in the learning activities and satisfactorily complete the assigned deliverables, including an individual or small group Action Learning Project in an area of interest and targeted domain over the 12-month course of the fellowship. All activities will be structured to meet the learning goals of the participants and the identified outcomes for the fellowship. A Scholarly Project will be designed during the fellowship and will focus on the participants’ area of interest in IDD nursing. Participants should plan on committing an average of approximately two hours per week to fellowship activities. Any participant who is unable to share in the learning activities or complete the assigned projects may be asked to leave the fellowship.

Successful completion of the requirements of the fellowship will confer upon the participant the title of Golisano Fellow in Developmental Disability Nursing.