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Article Date: 12/07/2007

Duke Offers New Doctoral Program In Nursing in 2008
Duke University will be offering a new doctoral program in nursing for the fall of 2008. The new program will focus on putting research and scientific findings into practice to improve health care systems. The Duke approach differs from other traditional doctoral degrees in nursing, the Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing, and the Doctor of Nursing Science. These programs all prepare nurse scientists for careers in research and academia. Duke DNP program will also help with the nursing shortage, which is in part due to the shortage of nursing faculty - DNP graduates are expected to be qualified to fill the gap and prepare the next generation of nurses. Eight students are planned to participate next fall and 65 students are expected by the fifth year. The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) at Duke will be a three-year program. 59 nursing schools have DNP programs; however, no nursing school in North Carolina currently offers the DNP degree.

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