Public Health, Community and Public Health Practice Concentration, MPH/Family Nurse Practitioner, DNP

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the MPH program, the graduate will be able to:

• Assess, monitor, and review the health status of populations and their related determinants of health and illness
• Demonstrate the ability to utilize the proper statistical and epidemiologic tools to assess community needs and program outcomes
• Identify and prioritize the key dimensions of a public health problem by critically assessing public health literature utilizing both quantitative and qualitative sources
• Specify approaches for assessing, preventing, and controlling environmental hazards that pose risks to human health and safety
• Apply theoretical constructs of social change, health behavior and social justice in planning community interventions
• Articulate the relationship between health care delivery and financing, public health systems, and public policy
• Apply evidence-based principles to the process of program planning, development, budgeting, management, and evaluation in public health organizations and initiatives
• Demonstrate leadership abilities as collaborators and coordinators of evidence based public health projects
• Identify and apply ethical, moral, and legal principles in all aspects of public health practice
• Develop public health programs and strategies responsive to the diverse cultural values and traditions of the communities being served
• Effectively communicate public health messages to a variety of audiences from professionals to the general public
• Advance the mission and core values of the University of San Francisco
   

Upon completion of the DNP program the graduate will be able to:

• Combine knowledge in nursing, ethics, and the medical sciences to develop and evaluate practices and models of patient care delivery
• Develop and evaluate effective strategies for managing ethical dilemmas present across the health care, technology, and research fields
• Use analytic methods to design, implement, and evaluate best-practice models for patient care and care delivery
• Effectively develop, implement, and evaluate evidence-based approaches to advance the field and systems of health care delivery
• Demonstrate leadership in the development and implementation of institutional, local, state, federal, and international health policy
• Advocate for social justice, equity, and ethical policies in health care
• Advance the effective use of health care information systems to ensure high-quality outcomes
• Effectively lead quality improvement and patient safety initiatives
• Effectively communicate and collaborate with health care teams in developing and implementing organizational and practice models, health policy, and standards of care
• Analyze and synthesize various data related to patient health information
• Conduct a comprehensive assessment of health in complex situations, incorporating diverse approaches to design, implement, and evaluate interventions
• Analyze the relationship among practical, organizational, population, fiscal, and policy issues to educate individuals and colleagues effectively
• Develop relationships and partnerships with patients and other professionals to facilitate optimal patient care outcomes
• Advance the mission and core values of the University of San Francisco

Required Credits (97 units)

Semester 1: Fall (8 units)

• MPH 612 - Biostatistics in Public Health
• NURS 7001 - Intro to Population Health
• NURS 705A - Evidence-Based Scholarship I

Semester 2: Spring (10 units)

• MPH 621 - Epidemiology
• MPH 622 - Health Behavior Theory and Communication
• NURS 7008 - Pop Health Legal & Risk Mgmt

Semester 3: Summer (8 units)

• MPH 609 - Global Perspectives on Public
• NURS 7004 - Healthcare Informatics
• NURS 7009 - Foundations of Leadership in Population Health

Semester 4: Fall (11 units)

• MPH 632 - Environmental and Occupational Health Issues in Public Health
• MPH 636 - PH Program Mgmt & Evaluation
• MPH 680 - Applied Practice Exp PREP
• NURS 706 - Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology

Semester 5: Spring (9 units)

• MPH 663 - Research Methods in Pub Health
• NURS 705B - Evidence-Based Scholarship II
• NURS 707 - Applied Drug Therapy

Semester 6: Summer (7 units)

• MPH 633 - Community Based Participatory Research & Practice
• NURS 7005 - Pop Hlth Ldrshp&Tmwk Proj Plan
• NURS 7100 - Professional Roles for the NP

Semester 7: Fall (11 units)

• MPH 635 - Health Policy and Ethics
• MPH 681 - Applied Practice Experience 1
• NURS 7210 - Adv Assess&Hlth Prom for APRN
• NURS 7220 - Advanced Physical Assess & Health Prom APRN Prac

Semester 8: Spring (8 units)

• MPH 682 - Applied Practice Experience 2
• NURS 7230 - Diag/Mgmt Acute Comm Cond APRN
• NURS 7240 - Diagnosis/Mgmt Acute Common APRN Practicum
• NURS 749A - Quals: Manuscript Dvpt

Semester 9: Summer (9 units)

• MPH 683 - Integrated Learning Experience
• NURS 7250 - Reproductive & Child Health
• NURS 7260 - Reproductive & Child Hlth Adv Practice Nurse Practicum
• NURS 749B - Quals: Prospectus Dvpt

Semester 10: Fall (9 units)

Semester 11: Spring (6 units)

Semester 12: Summer (1 unit)