The College of Nursing offers a Post-Doctoral Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner certification concentration for DNP prepared APRNs who are certified in another specialty. The certificate program prepares graduates to independently diagnose and treat a wide variety of mental health conditions across the life span. In addition, graduates are prepared to provide integrative practice across a spectrum of mental health and physical health conditions. Course work and supervised clinical experiences provide the knowledge, skills and abilities to provide at least two different approaches to psychotherapy, in-depth understanding of psychopharmacology, and expertise in treating patients across the life span who are experiencing both mental health and physical health problems. Graduates are eligible to take the certification examination for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioners.
Graduate Certificate in Post-Doctoral Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner at University of Tennessee Health Science Center
The Post-Doctoral Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner is a Graduate Certificate degree offered by University of Tennessee Health Science Center at its main campus in Memphis , United States of America. The program is delivered on campus as a Full Time course in English and requires approximately 1 year to complete. Students study at the university's main campus while gaining the knowledge and practical experience expected for this area of study. The next intake is available from July 1, 2027.
About Graduate Certificate in Post-Doctoral Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
- Demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment/scholarship in nursing practice.
- Critically analyze complex clinical situations and practice systems.
- Evaluate and apply conceptual models, theories, and research in order to improve healthcare of diverse populations.
- Systematically investigate a clinically focused area of nursing in order to advance healthcare.
- Analyze the social, economic, political, and policy components of healthcare systems which affect care planning and delivery.
- Assume leadership roles in the development of clinical practice models, health policy, and standards of care.
- Integrate professional values and ethical decision-making in advanced nursing practice.
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Requirements and Admission Criteria for Graduate Certificate in Post-Doctoral Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner at University of Tennessee Health Science Center
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- Previously earned grades of "D" or below in prerequisite courses are not accepted as fulfilling admission standards.
- One or two-semester hour courses in physical education, seminar, music, military science, remedial and developmental, research, and non-theory courses are not counted toward total credit hours earned and are not used in computing the overall, UTHSC Common Grade Point Average (CGPA).
- All required prerequisite courses in science must include a lab concurrent with the science courses to fulfill the course requirement.
- Correspondence coursework must be approved by appropriate college administrators and the UTHSC Director of Admissions to before inclusion.
- Advanced Placement credit, CLEP, or other non-traditional credit in required science prerequisite courses awarded by the applicant's regionally-accredited college may be honored for fulfilling prerequisite course requirements provided that the applicant has successfully completed an equal number of semester hours in the same discipline in a traditional classroom setting.
Note: Some UTHSC colleges and programs do not accept CLEP credit in required science prerequisite coursework. Coursework credit awarded via General CLEP tests is not accepted by the UTHSC. One credit unit in high school or six semester hours of college-level credit in American history must be completed prior to the beginning of the second term of a student's baccalaureate program at UTHSC.
English Requirements
- TOEFLMin 80
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