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DipNP Post-Master's Nurse Practitioner at University of Toronto

University of Toronto, Canada

Programme overview

The Post-Master's Nurse Practitioner (PMNP) Diploma lets students who already hold an appropriate graduate degree develop the knowledge and skills needed to practise as a nurse practitioner. Students are placed in either the UTSG cohort (clinical placements in the Greater Toronto Area) or the SAMIH cohort (placements at SAMIH, University of Toronto Scarborough, and the eastern GTA), and cannot change cohorts after admission.

Faculty: Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing  |  Department: Graduate Department of Nursing Science  |  Duration: 6 sessions part-time (time limit 6 years part-time)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Students complete 3.5 full-course equivalents: NUR1401H, NUR1402H, NUR1403H, NUR1404H, NUR1405H and NUR1406Y, the last of which is taken alone in the final session after all other coursework is complete.

Career pathways

Qualifies graduates to practise as nurse practitioners.

Official programme page

Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants are admitted under the School of Graduate Studies General Regulations plus Nursing Science requirements: a master's degree in nursing or an equivalent graduate degree that includes clinical nursing experience, and a minimum of two years of clinical nursing experience; preference is given to applicants with one or more years in an advanced nursing practice role and support within their employment setting. Applicants to the Nurse Practitioner field must also have worked at least 3,900 clinical hours as a Registered Nurse (BScN and MN placements do not count) and hold current RN registration or equivalent.

Duration: 6 sessions part-time (time limit 6 years part-time)

Apply through the official page: https://future.utoronto.ca/applying

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