We are pleased to announce that a paper authored by Koji Murakami, a graduate of the Class of 2026, has been accepted for publication in The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, a leading international peer-reviewed journal indexed in MEDLINE/PubMed, SCOPUS, the Science Citation Index (SCI), the Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), and Journal Citation Reports (JCR), among other leading academic databases.
The paper, entitled "Self-Directed External BLS Training: Motivations for Continuing Professional Development Among Japanese Nurses", was developed from Mr. Murakami's graduation thesis, an Independent Research Report (IRR) completed as part of his MBA programme. The thesis was recognised for its academic excellence and received the Executive Dean's Award for Best Independent Research Report (IRR) Paper 2026.
We congratulate Mr. Murakami on this outstanding achievement and wish him continued success in his future academic and professional endeavours.
https://journals.healio.com/doi/full/10.3928/00220124-20260414-03