DOCTORAL PROGRAM
Nursing Practice (DNP) PROGRAM OVERVIEW SCAN TO VIEW THE CURRICULUM FOR THIS PROGRAM
The University of St. Francis Leach College of Nursing is taking a leadership role in advancing evidence-based graduate nursing education, advanced nursing practice, and health care delivery. When started in 2009, USF’s Nursing Practice (DNP) program was an early leader in the field. With an aging population and health care issues in the headlines, there’s a growing need for highly-trained nurses. Nurses who have earned a degree are expected to be in high demand for the next two decades. There’s also a demand for trained nursing educators, which is why the Leach College of Nursing was thrilled to be awarded in 2021 with the Health Resources and Services Administration’s prestigious Nurse Faculty Loan Program Grant. The grant, worth close to $250,000 annually, seeks to increase the number of qualified nursing faculty nationwide, and through loan cancellation, decrease the financial barrier that nursing instructors often experience. Obtain your DNP to teach, and you can be assisted by this grant.