The Doctorate of Nursing practice (DNP) is a program designed to prepare the nurse at an advanced level of nursing science. The program emphasizes the development of the student’s capacity to impact the clinical setting as leaders and educators and to utilize clinical research to improve and transform health care.

In addition, the program will provide coursework encompassing health policy, health economics, cultural diversity, chronic care management, health promotion, and disease prevention in rural communities, and will create a cadre of new nursing faculty who can immediately address the nursing faculty shortage.