Community Health Clinical Nurse Specialist Graduates are prepared to practice as clinical nurse specialists in a variety of community settings conducting needs assessments, developing intervention models for wellness, rish reduction and health maintenance. Graduates are eligible for board certification in Community Health Nusing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center Commission on Certification. Clinical practica incorporate community health nursing and public health. Students are eligible for national board certification as a clinical specialist in community health nursing through the American Nurses Credentialing Center Commission on Certification. Students must apply, separately, to both the School of Nursing and the Public Health Program in the Department of Community Medicine.
Students choose their major advisor from either nursing or public health.
For more information regarding the Public Health component of the program, contact Holger Hansen, MD, Department of Community Medicine, UConn School of Medicine.