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Sunday, September 02, 2007
DNP: New Doctors Coming to San Francisco
The University of San Francisco's School of Nursing has added a new advanced degree for working nurses, making USF the first university in California to offer the doctorate of nursing practice (DNP) degree.
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges, which handles accreditation, recently approved the program. University leaders had given their stamp of approval earlier this year, and the school has already admitted 24 students to the program. Classes began this semester.
Fewer than 20 universities nationwide currently offer the DNP degree, but it is quickly gaining acceptance as the preferred advanced degree in nursing, said Judy Karshmer, dean of the nursing school. In fact, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing has recommended that by 2015, the DNP replace a master's degree for preparation in a nursing specialty.
The change mirrors trends in other health-related fields such as pharmacology and physical therapy where a doctorate is now considered the standard advanced degree.For more on the new doctorate offered at USF, please follow this link to the USF School of Nursing.
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