The University of Miami is located at the crossroads of the Caribbean and the Americas in tropical Miami-Dade County, Florida. This location provides a unique multicultural environment in which to study and practice. The program benefits from its relationship with the University of Miami’s UHealth System and Jackson Health System, both recognized as major international academic health systems, and many other clinical partnerships across South Florida. Clinical instruction is taught by highly skilled faculty in a variety of settings.
The settings in which the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner delivers care may include nurse managed and community health centers and clinics, private medical practices, specialty clinics, Veteran’s Administration facilities, home care, assisted living facilities, skilled nursing facilities and other long-term care settings, acute and chronic rehabilitation centers, and urgent care departments. In many cases, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioners follow their patients across care settings to maintain quality and safety during care transitions.
Graduates are eligible for the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner certification exam given by the American Nurses’ Credentialing Center or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
The goals of the program are to prepare nursing leaders able to:
Accreditation
The DNP Program at the University of Miami School of Nursing & Health Studies is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.
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