Mount Sinai’s Translational Research and Implementation Science for Nurses (TRAIN) program supports Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students from underrepresented minority communities and disadvantaged backgrounds to become experts in translating research into clinical practice.

Learn more about the 2024 TRAIN program cohort participants below.

Kafayat Abba, MSN, RN, CDP, CCRN, CMC, NE-BC
Queens, NY
Post University Professional Leadership
Administrative Nursing Supervisor, Mount Sinai South Nassau
Mentor: Cardinale Smith, MD, PhD

Arezo Aziz, DNP, MSN, MS, RN, FNP-BC
Commack, NY
Family Nurse Practitioner, Sacred Heart University
Registered Nurse, St. Charles Hospital
Mentor: Jacquelyn Taylor, PhD, PNP-BC, RN, FAHA, FAAN

Jah' Vonie Cooke, BSN, RN, LP, CNA
Virginia Beach, VA
Family Nurse Practitioner, Radford University
RN Site Lead, Hampton Roads Community Health Center
Mentor: Neomi Shah, MD

Pial Dasgupta, BSN, RN
Dublin, OH
Family Nurse Practitioner, Ohio State University
Registered Nurse, Nationwide Children's Hospital
Mentor: Alex Federman, MD, MPH

Victoria Puplampu, BSN, RN
Durham, NC
Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, University of North Carolina Greensboro
Case Manager, Veterans Affairs Health Center
Mentor: Ruth Masterson Creber, PhD, MSc, RN, FAAN, FAHA, FHFSA

Sarla Santos, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN
Yonkers, NY
Educational Leadership, Chamberlain University
Assistant Professor, Mount Sinai Philips School of Nursing
Mentor: Minal Kale, MD