XIV.A   Description

The School of Nursing offers master's and doctoral degree preparation for a variety of leadership roles in nursing specialties. The programs emphasize the relationships among nursing theory, practice, and research. Graduates of the master's program are prepared to function as nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse midwives, or leaders in management policy. Graduates of the doctoral program are prepared as nurse scientists who are experts in clinical research and assume leadership roles in nursing research and in shaping health care systems. The doctoral program emphasizes the development of the theoretical base of nursing.

The Yale School of Nursing subscribes to the tripartite mission of teaching, clinical practice, and scholarship. All faculty members contribute to excellence in teaching. The Clinical Track is designed to recognize clinical scholars who choose to place their primary emphasis on clinical practice and scholarship. Traditional Track faculty place their primary emphasis on research and scholarship and seek or have tenure.

The School of Nursing offers master's and doctoral degree preparation for a variety of leadership roles in nursing specialties. The programs emphasize the relationships among nursing theory, practice, and research. Graduates of the master's program are prepared to function as nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse midwives, or leaders in management policy. Graduates of the doctoral program are prepared as nurse scientists who are experts in clinical research and assume leadership roles in nursing research and in shaping health care systems. The doctoral program emphasizes the development of the theoretical base of nursing.

The Yale School of Nursing subscribes to the tripartite mission of teaching, clinical practice, and scholarship. All faculty members contribute to excellence in teaching. The Clinical Track is designed to recognize clinical scholars who choose to place their primary emphasis on clinical practice and scholarship. Traditional Track faculty place their primary emphasis on research and scholarship and seek or have tenure.