Women’s Health Education Program

Post-Mater’s Certificate in Women’s Health

Masters prepared Family Nurse Practitioners and Adult Nurse Practitioners interested in attaining certification as a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner are encouraged to apply to the Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner Program (WHCNPP), Post Masters Tract. Individual applications are reviewed to determine the extent to which courses completed in the Masters program fulfill the requirements of the WHCNPP.

Additional requirements for Masters prepared family nurse practitioners and adult nurse practitioners who have graduated within the past 5 years usually entail an additional 64 didactic and 300 clinical hours in gynecology and 64 didactic and 180 clinical hours in obstetrics, distributed throughout the preceptorship and the following modules:

· Module III: Health Maintenance and Promotion for Women’s Health (40 didactic & 40 clinical hours)

· Module IV: Advanced Pathophysiology: Selected Conditions in Gynecology (48 didactic & 72 clinical hours)

· Module V: Health Care for Childbearing Women (40 didactic & 40 clinical hours)

· Module VI: Advanced Pathophysiology: Selected conditions in Obstetrics (32 didactic & 48 clinical hours)

A 24-week preceptorship totaling a minimum of 8 hours a week in gynecology, and 8 hours a week in obstetrics immediately follows the didactic portion. The student is responsible for arranging the preceptorship. Preceptorship requirements will be provided in detail upon acceptance into the Program

The course is conducted at the Dallas campus and is comprised of two days didactic and 3 days of supervised clinical instruction over a nine-week period. Preceptorship requirements will be provided in detail upon acceptance into the Program.

For additional information, contact: NP Program
214.905.2129

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