Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)

Advanced Training with a Focus on Compassionate Care

Strengthen your nursing career with this comprehensive, 24-month online program designed to make you an expert in empathetic patient care. Throughout the program, you’ll engage in three residency opportunities where you’ll collaborate with peers, participate in simulated clinical experiences, and learn from industry experts. Plus, you’re able to complete the required 750 clinical hours within your very own community. During your clinical rotations, you’ll develop skills in advanced diagnosis, treatment, and case management for patients of all ages. Through all of these experiences, you’ll excel in delivering compassionate, clear communication and high-quality care, building long-term relationships with patients and their families as a skilled family nurse practitioner.

Your 24-Month/Two-Year Journey

Our online coursework and in-person clinical opportunities provide you with convenient, experiential, and relevant learning experiences.

First-Year Experience

learn advanced pathophysiology, advanced pharmacology, and advanced health assessment across the human lifespan
explore human diversity and social and policy issues
compare and analyze theories or models relevant to advanced nursing practice and the transition to the role of the advance practice nurse

Second-Year Experience

complete three clinical rotations (225 hours each) in family primary care in the following areas: pediatrics and women’s health, adult health, and geriatric health
complete an evidence-based scholarly project

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Nursing is a Rewarding, High-Demand Career

As a nurse practitioner, you will make a measurable difference in people’s lives—and build a career with lifelong job security.

$120,680 median salary

for nurse practitioners (U.S. News & World Report’s Best Healthcare Jobs ranking, 2023)

Flexible Hours, Job Security — A Rewarding Career

The high demand for healthcare workers in the U.S. means you can find job opportunities in any region of the country and choose a work schedule that suits your life.

Nurse practitioner ranked #1

U.S. News & World Report ranks nurse practitioner #1 of The Best Healthcare Jobs, 2023

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MCPHS Community Voices

The lived experiences of MCPHS students, partners, alumni, and faculty tell an eloquent story. They illustrate just how our student-centered, teaching-first approach keeps us in the top tier of the country’s “most transformative colleges.” (Money magazine 2020).

Jennifer Onwuka

| Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) '23

“I’m a very independent person, and I wanted more autonomy in my career,” Onwuka said. “My work now can be difficult, but it’s very rewarding. I’m helping people rehabilitate their lives.”

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