Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner

Program Description

Columbia University School of Nursing's Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Program is designed to prepare Advanced Practice Nurses to deliver primary healthcare to all persons across the adult lifespan from adolescence through end of life.

Columbia University Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (NP) students are provided with the most innovative, state-of-the-art immersion into advanced practice nursing in order to confidently contribute to the immediate and future healthcare needs of our most rapidly growing and at-risk populations, including adolescent health and geriatric care.

The newly-developed Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Program combines Columbia's nationally-recognized curricula from both the Adult and Gerontologic specialty training programs into one enhanced, comprehensive single program of study. Additionally, the value-added focus on adolescent and geriatric healthcare, palliative and end-of-life care, and the integration of primary and mental health care ensures that the Columbia Adult-Gerontology NP graduate will have the knowledge, insight, skills, and experience to provide high quality, well-informed, evidenced-base care to the broadest range of patients in any primary care or specialized clinical setting.

Using a well-balanced combination of didactic classroom instruction, experiential clinical seminars, and advanced clinical practica in diverse settings, Columbia's Adult-Gerontology NP students learn how to master and integrate their clinical practice with training in nursing leadership, clinical research, quality improvement, nursing informatics, and health and social policy. These practical and academic foci expertly inform the highest quality of evidenced-based clinical practice; creating not only in-demand expert providers, but also national and international nurse leaders who are forging the future direction of the profession of nursing's increasingly essential role in healthcare delivery.

Graduates of the Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner program are eligible for licensure and certification as an Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner in all states in which board certification is required. Columbia's Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner program graduates meet the requirements for national board certification examinations offered by either the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The Program Director for the Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner specialty is Kristine Takamiya, DNP, ANP-BC. The Program Director for the Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner specialty is Kristine Takamiya, DNP, ANP-BC.

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Clinical Practice Sites

Clinical practice sites are available throughout the Greater New York City Metropolitan Area, including New Jersey and Connecticut. In addition to general primary care sites like community health centers, academic Nurse Practitioner-run group practices, and private general/internal medicine practices, clinical sites are available for Columbia's Adult-Gerontology NP students to pursue their personal clinical interests in any of a number of specialty clinical services. These may include specialty practice areas such as : urgent care, cardiology, dermatology, infectious disease, HIV / AIDS, hematology/oncology, neurology, and many others.

Additionally, experiences in a wide range of clinical settings, which can include community and/or tertiary care hospitals, long-term care facilities, structured day health care programs, mobile medical services, and other diverse practices, are encouraged to ensure that a Columbia Adult-Gerontology NP can confidently provide comprehensive health care services across the entire continuum of care.

Admission

Please contact the Office of Admissions for details regarding admission and financial aid packages.

Admission criteria include:

Current New York State nursing license or eligibility
Minimum of one year experience in nursing preferred
An undergraduate course in statistics
A physical assessment course
Three references attesting to applicant's academic ability and potential
Personal goal statement that is congruent with program goals (two pages, double-spaced, 12 pt. font)
Resume or Curriculum Vitae
Satisfactory score on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
Bachelor's degree in nursing from an NLN or CCNE accredited program or a non-nursing bachelor's degree

*RN's with a non-nursing baccalaureate degree are required to complete 5 credits in community health in addition to the course requirement listed. The courses that fulfill the community health requirement are N6703, The Science of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in the Community (3 didactic credits) and N5292, Nursing Practice in the Community (2 clinical credits).

Curriculum

For Applicants Who Hold an Undergraduate Degree in Nursing
A sample program plan is provided below to make you aware of the academic requirements of the program. Please be advised that this program plan is a sample, and individual plans of study are reviewed and approved upon acceptance to the program. Progression in the program is contingent upon meeting academic policies. The School of Nursing reserves the right to change the course offering schedule as stated in the student bulletin.

Sample Program Plan

Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Type
Summer I: 10 Credits
N6100	Advanced Physiology	3	Core
N6826	Evaluation and Application of Research	3	Core
N8769	Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment	1	Specialty
N8786	Advanced Clinical Assessment Across the Lifespan	3	Specialty
Fall I: 13 Credits
N6121	Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan	3	Core
N6920	Health and Social Policy: The Context for Practice and Research	3	Core
N8102	Advanced Pharmacology	3	Core
N8766	Practicum in Primary Care Across the Adult Lifespan I	1	Specialty
N8770	Diagnosis and Management of Illness in Adults I	3	Specialty
Spring I: 9 - 11 Credits
N8290	Incorporating Genetics into Advanced Nursing Practice	3	Core
N8763	Clinical Seminar in Primary Care Across the Adult Lifespan I	1	Specialty
N8767	Practicum in Primary Care Across the Adult Lifespan II	2-3	Specialty
N8771	Diagnosis and Management of Illness in Adults II	3	Specialty
Summer II: 8 Credits
N6930	Interpersonal Violence and Abuse: Prevention, Assessment and Intervention for Health Care Professionals	1	Core
N6940	Management and Advanced Practice Nursing	1	Core
N8764	Clinical Seminar in Primary Care Across the Adult Lifespan II	1	Specialty
N8768	Practicum in Primary Care Across the Adult Lifespan III	2	Specialty
N8774	Diagnosis and Management of Illness Across the Adult Lifespan III	3	Specialty
Fall II: 5 Credits
N8765	Clinical Seminar in Primary Care Across the Adult Lifespan III	1	Specialty
N8776	Advanced Practicum in Primary Care	4	Specialty
Total Credits		45 - 46

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