All Articles: Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program

Doctor of Nursing Practice students Meg Edgerton, Mohsin Ikram and Megan Daman

Doctor of Nursing Practice students Meg Edgerton, Mohsin Ikram and Megan Daman were named recipients of the Sandra R. Edwardson Award for Excellence in a Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Project.

DEEP Day 2025

Caroly Shumway, PhD, executive director for the Center for Behavior and Climate, delivered the keynote lecture at the DNP Enhancement & Enrichment Programming (DEEP) Day, which is designed to foster relationships and engagement among the school’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students.

Skills lab

Teaching assistants provide mentorship and insight while developing nurse educator skills and earning tuition remission

Jonas Scholars

Program provides financial assistance, mentorship for future nurse faculty

Huguelet

Samantha Huguelet, DNP ‘12, MSN ‘02, is advancing care for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders

Tumani

Tumani Jackson says the DNP is preparing her to serve where change is needed 

Ellenson

DNP student Mattie Ellenson named Emerging Rural Health Leader

Carroll

As a rural nurse practitioner, Emily Carroll, DNP ’20, shows where there’s a will, there’s a way

Photo credit: Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences and the University of Minnesota School of Nursing are collaborating to create a new academic pathway for nurse-midwives that will expand the nurse-midwifery workforce in the Upper Midwest.

Zach Taylor

As a DNP student, Zach Taylor is finding his passion for health equity and planetary health