Mar\u00eda Jim\u00e9nez from the URV\u2019s Department of Nursing has become the first person to be appointed full university professor of this discipline at the University. This achievement marks a turning point for the discipline and for the academic careers of nursing professionals. Reaching this position has been particularly difficult for nurses because until 2009 nursing studies finished at the diploma level, a qualification that did not allow them direct entry to study for the doctoral degree that they need to possess in order to be appointed full university professor.<\/p>\n
Before the implementation of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), researchers who wanted to pursue a research career in Nursing often had to complete a second university degree in another discipline in order to be appointed to a research position. This was the case for Jim\u00e9nez, who also trained in Anthropology, and for the researchers who preceded her.<\/p>\n