Health promotion and acute and chronic illness are studied within a holistic, developmental focus. The effects of gender on women's lives, health, and health care access are emphasized. Students also explore health policy's impact on women, as well as the role women have played in shaping health policy. Courses concentrate on the application of physiologic, developmental, psychosocial, and cultural theories to the advanced clinical decision making that affects women and their health. Clinical experiences are provided in varied settings.
Course work is taken in the final year of specialization.
On completion of the Women's Health Care concentration students are eligible for Adult Nurse Practitioner Certification through the American Nurses' Association. The course plan for scheduled part-time study may be obtained from the Student Affairs Office. A post-master s Adult Nurse Practitioner Certificate is also available.