Dr. Teri Kaul Director of DNP Program

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program is Concordia’s newest degree program, and its second doctoral program, and was launched to meet the changing and complex needs of the healthcare environment today. The purpose of the DNP is to allow the department of nursing to prepare advanced practice nurses with the skills and knowledge to provide safe, high quality, cost-effective, coordinated and comprehensive clinical care grounded in evidence-based practice, and improve health care for diverse populations. As a graduate, you will be prepared to act as change agents exemplifying ethical leadership principles necessary for the changing healthcare system.

Initially, this program will be offered in an E-Learning format to post-masters practicing family or geriatric nurse practitioners.

Program Highlights

• The post master’s DNP curriculum builds on master’s level courses in theoretical foundations, research methods, advanced pathophysiology, advanced health assessment, pharmacology, and a clinical area of concentration.
• DNP faculty represents a multidisciplinary team that will provide an expertise in areas of research, business leadership, health policy, immunology, informatics, biostatistics and epidemiology.
• Clinical faculty members are certified advanced practice nurses involved in clinical practice and bring current practice experience to the learning environment.
• Courses are built on a Christian foundation attending to students mind, body and spirit.
• Accelerated eight-week classes, in a flexible e-learning format, make the program manageable for most working professionals.

• Interested candidates may apply online.  The deadline for fall is April 1st of each year.  All courses will be delivered in an E-Learning format, involving the use of several teaching methods employed in a web-based course management system. Students must attend an initial and final cohort group meeting on campus.