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Family NP Specialty

 

The Dr. Charles A. and Ann Sanders IMPACT Practice Center

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Play an Integral Role in Improving Patient Care

Family nurse practitioners (NPs) are traditionally in high demand, thanks to their ability to work in a variety of health care settings. Our Family Nurse Practitioner specialty will prepare you with the knowledge and skills needed to take advantage of these opportunities.

 

The IHP Advantage

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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 [2].

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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. [4]

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A Vibrant City for Living and Learning

Boston is one of the best locations in the world in which to study a health profession. As an MGH Institute student, you'll have access to clinical research opportunities at Massachusetts General Hospital along with clinical placements at community-based sites serving underserved populations through the Crimson Care Collaborative [6]. And in your free time, Boston's...

 

Featured Student: Bryan Godduhn-Braaten

"Boston is the hub of medical care and provides numerous opportunities to have really interesting clinical rotations. I just finished a rotation in Thoracic Oncology at The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and will be returning there for a second semester this Spring. I never thought I'd would have the opportunity to study at a place like the DFCI. It has been an absolutely amazing experience."

Learn more about Bryan Godduhn-Braaten '18 [7].
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP Track

Bryan Godduhn-Braaten, Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP track
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Meet Our Faculty

  • Clara Gona [8] (specialty co-coordinator)

  • Jason Lucey [9] (specialty co-coordinator)

  • Patricia Reidy [10]

 

Curriculum

The Family advanced practice nursing specialty prepares you to provide comprehensive wellness, acute, episodic, and chronic care to families and individuals across their life spans.

Direct-Entry Curriculum [11]

Post BSN Curriculum [12]

Post-MSN Curriculum [13] & Post-NP Curriculum [14]

 

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Career Opportunities

Family NPs can work in a wide range of settings, including: 

  • Primary care clinics
  • Community health centers
  • Urgent care centers
  • College-based health centers 
  • Specialty practices

A Path to Board Certification.

Program graduates are eligible to take the Family Nurse Practitioner exam from either the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) [15] or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners [16]. One hundred percent of our graduates passed the ANCC exam in 2016 and were employed within four months of graduation.
 

 

Program Costs and Funding

Tuition & Fees [17]

Funding Options [18]

 

 

 

 

Take the Next Step

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Information Sessions [20]
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Application Requirements [21]
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My Application  [23]
 
 
 
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More Information

School of Nursing Student Handbooks

The School of Nursing Policy Manuals [24] 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. [25]

Registrar

Find more information about the Office of the Registrar click here [26].

Campus Tour

Learn more about our campus by viewing a video [27].

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. [28]

Nursing Honor Society

Learn more about the Nursing Honor Society [29].

Faculty Scholarship

View School of Nursing faculty scholarship. [30]

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. [31]

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[1] https://www.mghihp.edu/files/interprofessionalsvg-0
[2] https://www.mghihp.edu/ipe
[3] https://www.mghihp.edu/files/nursing-centersvg-6
[4] https://www.mghihp.edu/sleepercenter
[5] https://www.mghihp.edu/files/zakimbridgesvg-0
[6] https://www.mghihp.edu/crimson-care-collaborative
[7] https://www.mghihp.edu/featured-student-profiles-direct-entry-master-science-nursing#godduhn-braaten
[8] https://www.mghihp.edu/clara-m-gona-phd-fnp-bc
[9] https://www.mghihp.edu/jason-r-lucey-msn-rn-fnp-bc
[10] https://www.mghihp.edu/patricia-reidy-dnp-fnp-bc-fnap
[11] https://www.mghihp.edu/2021-2022-den-family-specialty-np-curriculum-plan
[12] https://www.mghihp.edu/2021-2022-post-bsn-ms-family-specialty-np-curriculum-plan
[13] https://www.mghihp.edu/2018-2019-curriculum-plan-post-msn-certificate-family-specialty-np
[14] https://www.mghihp.edu/2018-2019-curriculum-plan-post-np-certificate-family-specialty-np
[15] https://www.nursingworld.org/our-certifications/family-nurse-practitioner/
[16] https://www.aanpcert.org/certifications
[17] https://www.mghihp.edu/tuition-and-fees
[18] https://www.mghihp.edu/overview/financial-aid
[19] http://info.mghihp.edu/request-information
[20] https://www.mghihp.edu/admission/information-sessions-school-nursing
[21] https://www.mghihp.edu/academics-degree-programs-nursing-ms-den-advanced-practice-nursing/application-requirements-nursing
[22] https://www.mghihp.edu/academics-schools-departments-school-nursing-advanced-practice-nursing/apply-np-programs
[23] https://www.mghihp.edu/apply-np-programs
[24] https://www.mghihp.edu/academics-schools-departments-school-nursing/school-nursing-policy-manuals
[25] https://www.mghihp.edu/forty-for-40-msn
[26] https://www.mghihp.edu/registrar
[27] https://www.mghihp.edu/mgh-institute-campus-tour
[28] http://housing.mghihp.edu/
[29] https://www.mghihp.edu/academics-schools-departments-school-nursing/nursing-honor-society
[30] https://www.mghihp.edu/son-scholarship
[31] https://www.mghihp.edu/harvard-kent-partnership