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New! Operational EBP Virtual Workshops
3 Aug 2026:1400-1700 ET
This 3-hour virtual course helps nurses better understand the fundamentals of evidence-based
military operational nursing and address current nursing leadership operational priorities.
In this course we will:
• Define Military Operational Nursing
• Define Evidence-Based Practice
• Discuss Evidence-Based Military Operational Nursing Practices
• Discuss Military Operational Nursing PICO (T) Questions
• Present Case Series of Evidence-Based Military Operational Nursing Initiatives
Plus gain access to resources to support you and your team going forward.
Space is limited.
Questions:tsnrp@usuhs.edu
2027 Research & Evidence-Based Practice Dissemination Course
2-4 March
Abstracts open on August 3rd and close on November 2nd 2026. Submissions accepted for either traditional poster or podium presentation. Check back in August!
This popular education course for military nurse scholars features keynote lectures by military nursing leaders and nationally known clinical experts. Plus, you gain an opportunity to present the latest operational nursing advancements in nursing science that support readiness, resilience, and warfighter casualty care, whether it's a research study or EBP project. TSNRP Research Interest Groups (RIG)s also hold in-person meetings and presentations.
Writing Workshop
28-30 July 2026 Registration closed
Application Submissions due April 17th
This demanding, 3-day interactive event includes ample writing time, individual critiques, and self-reflective learning, with homework assigned every evening. The dedicated writing time and in-person mentoring is designed for you to complete and submit a:
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Manuscript for publication
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Clinical Practice Guideline
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Grant proposal
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Final/technical report
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Other scientific product
In addition to the in-person workshop, students are required to review--in advance--training modules located in the TSNRP On Demand Learning Center. Information to access the videos will be sent to all registrants accepted to the workshop. Students will complete an online evaluation and receive CNE credits after full completion of all online and in-person modules. Students who do not fully review the modules, will be ineligible to attend the in-person workshop. The eight (8) online training modules include:
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General Writing Strategies & Journal Selection
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Targeting Your Paper to a Specific Audience or Readers
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Writing a Publishable Manuscript
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Military Publications: Strategies for Success While On Active Duty
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Considerations for Publishing in Peer-Reviewed Medical & Nursing Journals
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Differentiating & Writing Review Manuscripts
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Rejections, Revise, & Resubmit
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Using AI in Grant Writing: Enhancing Efficiency, Precision & Success
Please Note:
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Completion of monthly virtual assignments with an assigned TSNRP mentor is required to attend the in-person module.
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Attendance to the Writing Workshop is limited to one time.
Research & Evidence-Based Practice Grant Camp
14-16 July 2026 Registration closed
Application Submissions Due April 17th
The Research and EBP Grant Camp is designed for novice nurse scientists and graduate nursing students who plan to submit a EBP or research grant application in response to a TSNRP Funding Opportunity Announcement. The goal of Grant Camp is for attendees to produce scientifically sound research or EBP grant application on an operational topic that aligns with the priorities of TSNRP.
Grant Camp features:
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A modest amount of didactic content about grantsmanship.
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Substantial time to apply the didactic content to continue writing their application on the appropriate grant application forms.
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Faculty feedback regarding their grant applications throughout the course.
Attendees must be prepared to spend a significant amount of time, both before and during the course, preparing and writing a grant applications. Given the emphasis on grantsmanship, attendees are expected to arrive with a robust knowledge of:
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the research or EBP topic you have chosen,
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the research or EBP process,
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research/EBP design and methods,
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relevant variables and measures, and
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data analysis.
Graduate students should have completed some methodology and statistics classes and, ideally, have selected at least the chairperson of their thesis or dissertation committee.
Note: Students applying to attend must complete a proposal outline and provide a letter of support from a commander, chief nurse, or dissertation/thesis chairperson. Note: Mini-EBP applicants are not permitted to attend Grant Camp.
Evidence-Based Practice Workshop for Military Nursing & Readiness
For Active Duty, Reservists, and National Guard U.S. Military Nurses
By Request (as funds are available)
Understand Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) concepts, and the importance of EBP for operational readiness and nursing care of warfighters in operational settings, and the military health care system. As an attendee, you will identify a problem, apply clinical inquiry, and develop a PICO(T) question. You'll learn how to do a literature search, and how to create an EBP project. The workshop includes a 2-hour pre-course reading assignment, a half-day EBP Coaching Workshop for selected participants, a one-day EBP Workshop for all participants, and three post-course EBP coaching sessions to be completed in the months following the workshop. This event is ideal for CNS/APRNs and healthcare personnel coaching EBP teams.
