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Prepare to Lead
The Nursing Leadership and Administration track of our Doctor of Nursing Practice program prepares students to serve as chief nursing officers and in other top leadership roles in the largest and most complex health care systems. Students gain a thorough understanding of organizational leadership, quality and safety, and health system business and processes. The Nursing Leadership and Administration track is open to students with a master’s degree in nursing or a related field.
Teaching the Next Generation of Nurses
The nation’s nursing shortage cannot be remedied without more nursing faculty. Cizik School of Nursing offers multiple pathways for nurses who choose to become educators.
Students who have earned a Master of Science in Nursing or doctoral degree in nursing may complete our post-graduate Nursing Education program. Successful completion will qualify you for roles in staff development or patient education, as a clinical educator or preceptor, and to teach nursing students as a faculty member.
If you have a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing and are interested in our Nursing Education program, you must first earn graduate-level degree. Please explore your options through Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston’s MSN, BSN to DNP Nurse Practitioner, BSN to DNP Nurse Anesthesia, or BSN to PhD program.
Become a Nurse Scientist
With Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Nursing, you can help shape the future of health care through scientific discovery. A PhD prepares students to become scientists who conduct research and contribute to the expansion of knowledge as nursing researchers, leaders, and educators.
At Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston, nurses with both Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) and Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degrees may apply to the PhD program. The BSN to PhD option enables nurses interested in meaningful research to become nurse scientists earlier in their careers, and the DNP to PhD option enables nurse practitioners and leaders apply their practice expertise to nursing research.
In our program, you will build relationships and make connections that will benefit you throughout your career. Each PhD student is assigned an advisor from among our outstanding faculty who assists them from admission to graduation.
Learn more, and chart your path to becoming a nurse scientist.
What’s the difference between a PhD and DNP? See this comparison.
Add a specialty to your skill set
The post-graduate programs offered by Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston enable nurses who have a Master of Science in Nursing or Doctor of Nursing Practice degree to gain knowledge and pursue qualification in another role or clinical specialty. Degree plans are individualized according to the student’s educational needs, past course work, and certification.
Post-graduate programs are offered for the following tracks:
- Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
- Nursing Leadership
We also offer three tracks as post-graduate programs only:
- Nursing Education
- Emergency/Trauma Care (Emergency Nurse Practitioner)
- Emergency Medical Services Nurse Practitioner
Learn more about post-graduate opportunities at Cizik School of Nursing.
Lifelong Learning
The Continuing Professional Development program at Cizik School of Nursing provides a variety of options for working nurses to meet their annual licensure requirements. We offer live, interactive webinars, in-person events, and self-paced courses.
Learn more, and find a learning opportunity that is right for you.
Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
