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Play an Integral Role in Improving Patient Care

The dual Adult-Gerontology Women's Health Nurse Practitioner (NP) specialty is designed for students who want to provide primary care to patients from adolescence through the adult years, with a particular focus on gender-related aspects of health and wellness.

As a graduate of this track, you'll be prepared to work in non-acute primary care settings and in various women's and reproductive health specialty settings (e.g. OB-GYN, infertility, family planning). Your unique skill set will allow you to bring both breadth and depth to the clinical care of patients, especially those who identify as female or present for care related to their sexual and reproductive health needs.

 

The IHP Advantage

A Team-Based IMPACT

You will learn and collaborate with students and practitioners from across the health professions. Interprofessional team-based experiences will strengthen your ability to provide patient-centered care in an increasingly complex health care environment. Learn more about IMPACT Practice.

On-Campus Nursing Center

The Ruth Sleeper Nursing Center for Clinical Education and Wellness – a nurse-led screening, referral, education, and support resource for Charlestown and Boston-area residents – is part of the Institute’s IMPACT Practice Center.

Learn more about the Nursing Center.

A Vibrant City for Living and Learning

Boston is one of the best locations in the world in which to study to become a health professional. At the MGH Institute, you'll enjoy access to clinical placements at locations including: Planned Parenthood health centers, OB-GYN clinics in underserved communities in Boston and throughout New England and Specialty clinics (e.g. infertility, transgender care, breast and gynecological cancers, urogynecology, adolescent health) You'll also have superb access to clinical rotations in clinical...

 

Featured Student: Lauren Tabar

"My grandfather was a physician, and I was always inspired by his compassion and dedication toward improving the lives of others. Becoming a nurse practitioner was an easy decision for me because working in this field allows me to assist patents in determining their own health care goals. My decision to enter the dual track was twofold; I know that future healthcare shortages will impact accessibility for thousands of aging Americans, and I am really passionate about helping empower women."

Learn more about Lauren Tabar.
Direct-Entry Master of Science in Nursing '18
Dual Adult-Gerontology/Women's Health

Lauren Tabar DEN '18 NP Dual Adult-Gerontology/Women's Health specialty track
Boston skyline with Zakim Bridge
 

Meet Our Faculty

Our faculty members are active practitioners who bring the latest best practices in care into the classroom. In addition, they're helping to shape the future of health care through their research, scholarship and advocacy. The rigorous dual Adult-Gerontology Women's Health Nurse Practitioner program promotes close bonds with faculty and fellow students.

 
 

Career Opportunities

Adult-gerontology/women's health NPs can work in a range of settings, including:

  • Community health centers
  • Health maintenance organizations
  • Private Practices
  • College Health Centers
  • Planned Parenthood health centers
  • OB-GYN clinics and other specialty clinics

 

A Path to Board Certification.

Program graduates are eligible to take the National Certification Corporation's Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner examination and the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner exam from either the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.

In recent years, 95 to 100 percent of our graduates have passed the Women's Health Care exam. In 2016, 100% percent of our graduates passed the ANCC's Adult-Gerontology exam.

 
 
 
 

More Information

School of Nursing Student Handbooks

The School of Nursing Policy Manuals expand upon policies in the IHP Catalog.

Featured Nursing Alumni

Seven Master of Science in Nursing grads are among the alumni profiled in the IHP's Forty for 40 section that celebrates our 40th anniversary.

Registrar

Find more information about the Office of the Registrar click here.

Campus Tour

Learn more about our campus by viewing a video.

Search for Housing

Explore housing listings in and around Boston; view photographs and floor plans; maps showing the housing location's proximity to the Institute campus, find a roommate and more. Search for housing on our off-campus housing site.

Nursing Honor Society

Learn more about the Nursing Honor Society.

Faculty Scholarship

View School of Nursing faculty scholarship.

Community Partnership

MGH Institute of Health Professions and Harvard-Kent Elementary School in Charlestown have created a formal partnership intended to improve pupils’ literacy skills and health while increasing opportunities for MGH Institute graduate students to learn about the needs of elementary school children. Read more.