I am delighted to welcome you to the University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies. What an amazing and exciting time to be considering a career in nursing and health studies or advancing your career in our graduate programs. The critical shortage of practitioners, researchers and educators is creating new opportunities for those in the field and the University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies has outstanding programs to help you explore all the possibilities.

For over sixty-years, the school been recognized as one of the most successful and advanced healthcare education programs in the country. Our curriculum integrates evidence based practice, cutting edge simulated learning and real world experience. Unmatched rigorous academic and clinical preparation serves as a catalyst for some of the highest state board passing rates and certification rates in Florida.

The school provides an unmatched educational opportunity for the next generation of healthcare professionals. The undergraduate curriculum includes degree tracks for a Bachelor of Science in Nursing or a Bachelor of Science in Health Studies. Our Master’s Programs are designed for the advanced practice nurse studying in Anesthesia, Acute Care, Adult Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, Midwifery or Nurse Education.  The School of Nursing and Health Studies highly acclaimed Doctoral curriculum offers one of the most established PhD programs in the country along with our new Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP).

At the University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies “excellence” is more than a word in our rhetoric; it is the standard we live by in our teaching, research practice and mentoring. We are committed to improving patient care through the science of nursing. The research we perform today will help define the healthcare of tomorrow. Congratulations on your first step of exploring the School of Nursing and Health Studies. On behalf of our outstanding faculty, staff and students, I welcome your interest in our world class program and look forward to working with you. 

Nilda (Nena) P. Peragallo, DrPH, RN, FAAN
Dean and Professor
University of Miami, School of Nursing and Health Studies

 
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