Contact Name: Janice Miller, DNP, CRNP, CDE, DNP Program Director

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) is a practice focused doctorate that prepares professional nurses for scholarly practice. Our graduates are clinical and health system experts that create, reform and lead improvements in practice, policy, populations, organizations, and government. In addition to the traditional DNP-Post Master\\\'s Entry, Jefferson offers a DNP-Post Baccalaureate Entry. Part time and full time plans of study are available. Enter our DNP Program and engage in inter-professional leadership across the health care continuum. Our nationally recognized, expert faculty will mentor you to design, implement and evaluate a year-long doctoral project aligned with your career interests and goals.

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Contact Name: Judith Carrion, Assistant Professor, DNP Program Coordinator

Contact Name: Stacey Jones, DNP, FNP-BC, DNP Program Coordinator

Troy University offers funding from the Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) to qualifying students.

Contact Name: Diane Seibert, PhD, ARNP, FAAN, FAANP, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

The Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing (GSN) provides the nation with the highest quality advanced practice nurse clinicians, scientists, and scholars dedicated to federal health service and health readiness. For more than 25 years, we have provided the nation with highly trained advanced practice nurse clinicians, scientists, and scholars uniquely prepared to lead in the military and federal healthcare systems.

We were originally founded in 1993 in response to pressing national concerns over the growing lack of independent nurse practitioners, clinical specialists, and other registered nurses with advanced graduate training. USU’s President at the time, Dr. James Zimble, heeded those warnings, and in his efforts to ensure patients in the federal services received the highest quality care, proposed establishing a Graduate School of Nursing alongside the nation’s military medical school. A mere four months after announcing his proposal, the first Family Nurse Practitioner students arrived on campus, and we have been growing steadily since.

The GSN DNP program prepares graduates in 5 specialty areas: AGCNS, FNP, WHNP, PMHNP, and Nurse Anesthesia. Our students and faculty explore and provide evidence-based solutions to some of the most pressing challenges facing the military and federal health systems. In addition, USU GSN graduates leave the university prepared to meet the needs of our healthcare agencies but also to provide exceptional, patient-focused care in extremely challenging environments, both here at home and across the globe.

Contact Name: Patsy E. Crihfield DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, Associate Dean of Graduate ProgramsPMHS,

Our DNP program mission is to connect Christian faith and the professional practice of nursing that is excellence-driven, Christ-centered, people-focused, and future-directed within the scope of their practice as determined by education, licensure, and specialty certification.

Contact Name: Tammy Austin-Ketch, Ph.D, RN, FNP-C, FAANP Assistant Dean for MS/DNP Programs; Clinical Professor

Contact Name: Marlene Huff, Ph.D, MSN, BSN, CNS, RN, Interim Associate Dean/Interim Director

Contact Name: Aimee Holland, DNP, WHNP-BC, FNP-C, FAANP, FAAN, Associate Dean for Graduate Clinical Education

Contact Name: Darlene Showalter, DNP, CNS, DNP Program Coordinator

The UAH DNP program has very competitive tuition with no additional fees regardless of residence. A Nurse Faculty Loan Program is available for students who plan to teach after graduation. Loans supports tuition, books, software, and other reasonable educational expenses.
The MSN portion of the BSN-to-DNP is hybrid. DNP courses are fully on-line.  
Eligible students include nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse midwives, and individuals certified in leadership/administration or informatics. Part-time and full-time enrollment is available.