Nurse Practitioner Clinical Residency Program (Minnesota)

Program Description
The Mayo School of Health Sciences (MSHS) at Mayo Clinic in Rochester offers diverse and challenging clinical experiences to students enrolled in a Mayo Clinic-affiliated master's or doctorate level nurse practitioner program.

Affiliated institution(s)
To participate in Mayo School of Health Sciences' Nurse Practitioner Clinical Residency, you must be a practicing nurse at Mayo Clinic and enrolled in a master's-level program at one of the following affiliated academic institutions:

Minnesota State University at Mankato
MSN Program
360 Wissink Hall
Mankato, MN 56001
507-389-6826 (V) or 800-625-3529 (MRS/TYY)
Fax: 507-389-6516

Metropolitan State University
School of Nursing
St. Paul Campus
700 East 7th Street
St. Paul, MN 55106-5000
651-793-1375

St. Catherine University
Master's of Art in Nursing, Office of Graduate Admission
2004 Randolph Avenue, Mail #4024
St. Paul, MN 55105-1794
800-945-4599, ext. 6933
graduatestudy@stkate.edu

University of Minnesota
School of Nursing
5-140 Weaver-Densford Hall
308 Harvard Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612-624-9600 or 800-598-8636
Fax: 612-626-2359

University of Wisconsin — Eau Claire
MSN Program
127 Nursing
Eau Claire, WI 54702
715-836-5287
nursing@uwec.edu

Viterbo University
School of Nursing
815 — 9th Street South
La Crosse, WI 54601
608-796-3000
communication@viterbo.edu

Winona State University
Department of Nursing
P.O. Box 5838
Winona, MN 55987
800-342-5978
wmcbreen@winona.edu

For Neonatal Track Only
Creighton University
2500 California Plaza
Omaha, NE 68178
402-280-2700

St. Catherine University
Master's of Art in Nursing, Office of Graduate Admission
2004 Randolph Avenue, Mail #4024
St. Paul, MN 55105-1794
800-945-4599, ext. 6933
graduatestudy@stkate.edu

Stony Brook University
School of Nursing
Stony Brook, NY 11794
631-444-3200

For Psychiatric-Mental Health Track Only

RUSH University Medical Center
1653 West Congress Parkway
Chicago, IL 60612
312-942-7117

Your college or university program director and the MSHS Nurse Practitioner program director will arrange your clinical experiences.

The clinicals are facilitated by Mayo Clinic professional providers including NP's, PA's,MD's, and CNS's (mental health only) and provide nurse practitioner students opportunities to work alongside other professionals in a multidisciplinary health-care environment.

Students will observe and experience the delivery of patient care in a comprehensive health-care center that offers:

  • A caring, collaborative environment.
  • State-of-the-art diagnostic, therapeutic and research facilities.
  • A large, diverse patient population.
  • An environment based on a team approach and with a commitment to mutual respect.

Accreditation
Our affiliated Nurse Practitioner education programs are accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, Inc.

Mayo Foundation is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Higher Learning Commission.

Higher Learning Commission
30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2400
Chicago, IL 60602-2504
800-621-7440
312-263-0456
Fax: 312-263-7462
www.ncacihe.org

Facilities
The Mayo Clinic campus in Rochester, Minn., comprises an extensive outpatient complex, Saint Marys Hospital and Rochester Methodist Hospital, and substantial research and education facilities.

This Mayo site is among the largest, most advanced medical centers in the world.

The Mayo Clinic Health System is comprised of 70 communities in southeastern Minnesota, southwestern Wisconsin and northern Iowa.

Graduation and Certification
When you successfully complete your master's or doctorate degree in nursing with population foci including adult, family, pediatric, geriatric, women's health, neonatology, acute care, or mental health nurse practitioner course work at your affiliated school, you are eligible to apply for the American Nurses Credentialing Center the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, or the National Certification Corporation national certification examination as either an adult, family, pediatric, geriatric, women's health,neonatology, acute care, or mental health nurse practitioner. You will also receive a certificate from Mayo Clinic, Mayo School of Health Sciences indicating your successful completion of the nurse practitioner clinical residency.

Hours
For the majority of the residency, your learning schedule will include eight-hour days, three to four days per week.

Class Size
Each year, Mayo School of Health Sciences admits up to 20 students in its Nurse Practitioner Clinical Residency Program at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. This ensures you will receive a comprehensive educational experience with close one-on-one instruction.

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