The University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing has introduced a new hybrid Master of Science in Nursing Nurse Practitioner (NP) program through Pitt Online, Dean Christine E. Kasper announced June 11. With a near-zero unemployment rate of just 0.6%, per U.S. News & World Report, the role of nurse practitioner is among the most secure career paths in U.S. health care, yet communities across the country continue to face deepening shortages of primary care, mental health and acute care providers. Designed for working nurses, Pitt’s new program addresses the most urgent workforce gaps with three in-demand concentrations: psychiatric-mental health, family and adult-gerontology acute care.
“Pitt Nursing is proud to offer a new pathway for nurses across the nation to earn a first-rate education,” said Kasper. “Through state-of-the-art teaching methods, we are preparing high-performing nurse practitioners to meet the growing primary care needs of patients in Pennsylvania and beyond.”