Post-Master’s Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate

Educating Master's-prepared nurses to be family nurse practitioners

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Respond to the growing need in your community by earning a Post-Master’s Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate. Increase your earning potential in the healthcare industry and become a competent provider responsible for addressing outpatient primary care needs of patients across the lifespan.

Curriculum

Application Process

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Highlights

This part-time program allows registered nurses to combine graduate study with family and professional responsibilities.

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Start January 2022

This dynamic educational experience focuses on helping you serve rural and underserved communities.

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Our Faculty and Staff

The faculty delivering this program are leaders in the field.

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Marcia Miller

Dean, Division of Nursing and Sciences

Marcia Miller

Jessica Myers

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Jessica Myers

Crystal White

Director, Family Nurse Practitioner Program

Crystal White

Cassidy Wood

Clinical Coordinator

Cassidy Wood

As a nurse practitioner, you will be able to assess, order diagnostics, diagnose, write prescriptions and treat patients through a comprehensive approach to healthcare.

The master’s degree program in nursing and post-graduate APRN certificate program at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (https://www.ccneaccreditation.org).

The annual mean wage for nurse practitioners in Indiana is nearly $100,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Family nurse practitioners work in primary care settings, ambulatory healthcare services, schools and clinics.