Abstract
Objective
To characterize the students of the doctoral nursing program and describe indicators of production and scientific activity.
Methods
This is a documental, descriptive and quantitative study. The sample was composed of 217 (96.9%) graduates who defended PhD thesis at the Paulista Nursing School between 1986 and 2016. Data were collected from the University Information System of the Federal University of São Paulo; Lattes Platform and Directory of Research Groups of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development; and Sucupira Platform. Descriptive statistical analysis was carried out.
Results
The graduates were mostly nurses (89.4%); female (90.8%); with mean age of 43 years and working as professors (85.7%). Most of the PhD graduates (84.3%) performed supervision and mentoring, predominantly of undergraduate students (4,566), followed by 3,087 Lato Sensu students supervision and 609 Stricto Sensu students supervision ; 22.6% of them were leaders for research groups. In the period, a total of 1,869 articles were published, 57.5% of these in the upper strata of Qualis-Capes 2016, a total number of 194 books and 860 book chapters. Three patents were registered.
Conclusion
Most graduates work as academics, advising undergraduates and graduates. There was an increase in funded projects and publications in well-qualified journals whereas the number of patents is restricted.
Education, nursing, graduate; Health postgraduate programs; Nursing research; Scientific publication indicators