Augmenting Teaching and Learning for APRN Student Primary Care Training (AT LAST)
- Team: Project director: Susan D. Ruppert, PhD, APRN, FNP-C, ANP-BC, FCCM, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN. Co-directors: Latarsha S. Cheatham, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, Kala A. Christopherson, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, Kelly D. Kearney, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, and LaDawna Goering, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, ADM.
- Funding source: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Overview: The grant provides financial support to primary care nurse practitioner students at Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston. It funds traineeships and stipends for student trainees in the family nurse practitioner, psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner, and adult/gerontology primary care nurse practitioner tracks of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program. The grant also enables the school to expand curriculum, strengthen academic-clinical partnerships in underserved rural and urban areas, and provide professional development for preceptors and faculty.
- Budget: $2.6 million
- Project period: July 1, 2023 – May 30, 2027.
Learn more about AT LAST and students who have benefited from the traineeships.
Become a primary care nurse practitioner
Get the details about the Family Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner tracks at Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston.
