Nursing
Ph.D.
http://nursing.yale.edu/Academics/PhD/

Fields of Study Fields include chronic illness (diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, HIV/AIDS); self and family management; maternal and child health; policy and politics of nursing organizations; health services; health disparities and care of vulnerable populations; acute and critical care; children with mental health disorders; nursing history; end of life and palliative care; global health; health promotion; environmental health; gerontology and long-term care; and school- and community-based interventions. Students choose to emphasize either clinical research or health systems and policy research.

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Special Admissions Requirements
Applicants should have a master’s degree in nursing, or the equivalent, including previous course work in statistics and graduate-level course work in research methods, with grades of at least High Pass, B, 3.0, or equivalent. The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test taken no more than five years prior to application is required. The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam is required of all applicants for whom English is a second language. This requirement can be waived if the applicant has completed a master’s degree from an accredited college or university in the United States or another English-speaking country. Samples of written work (e.g., published article, thesis, literature review) and a curriculum vitae are required. Qualified applicants will be invited for interview with two members of the doctoral faculty.

Director of Graduate Studies
Marjorie Funk
(203) 737-2346
marjorie.funk@yale.edu

Mailing Address
PO Box 9740
New Haven, CT 06536-0740