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Quick Facts |
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Program length:
Four to 16 weeks
Prerequisites:
Enrolled in an affiliated nurse practitioner program
Granted: Master’s
degree from affiliated school
Patient interaction:
High
Placement outlook:
Excellent |
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Program Description
The Mayo School of Health Sciences (MSHS) at Mayo Clinic Jacksonville offers diverse and challenging clinical experiences to nurse practitioner students enrolled in a Mayo Clinic-affiliated master’s-level nursing program.
Your college or university program director and the MSHS Nurse Practitioner Internship program director will arrange your clinical experiences.
The clinical rotations are facilitated by Mayo Clinic professional nurse practitioner staff 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 a commitment to mutual respect
Accreditation
Your college or university maintains accreditation for its nurse practitioner program and can provide more information on program accreditation.
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
Affiliated institution(s)
To participate in Mayo School of Health Sciences’ Nurse Practitioner Internship, you must be enrolled in a master’s-level program at one of the following affiliated academic institutions. For more information, please refer to your affiliated institutions Web site or the contact listed below:
University of Florida
Rosalyn R. Reischman, D.S.N., A.R.N.P., B.C., Clinical Assistant Professor
(904) 244-5175
E-mail: reisch@nursing.ufl.edu
University of North Florida
Beth A. Dibble, Nursing Admissions Coordinator
(904) 620-2418
E-mail: bdibble@unf.edu
University of Phoenix
Imelda Nwoga, Ph.D., Clinical Professor
(904) 245-6952
E-mail: imelda.nwoga@phoenix.edu
Facilities
The education site for this internship is St. Luke’s Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla., part of Mayo Clinic. St. Luke’s Hospital is a modern 289-bed facility with 19 surgical suites; an ICU; a bone marrow transplant unit; kidney, heart, liver, lung and pancreas transplant programs; an epilepsy unit; two cardiac catheterization laboratories; and a stereotactic neurosurgery suite.
More than 14,000 patients are admitted to St. Luke’s each year. The emergency room treats nearly 34,000 patients annually. The current hospital facility was completed in 1985, but St. Luke’s Hospital is the oldest hospital in Florida. This hospital has been part of Mayo Clinic since 1987.
Graduation and Certification
When you successfully complete the criteria for master’s degree in nursing and the nurse practitioner course work at your affiliate school, you are eligible to apply to take the American Nurses Credentialing Center or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners national certification examination as either an adult/acute or family nurse practitioner.
Hours
The recommended learning schedule includes eight-hour days, at least two consecutive days per week.
Class Size
Each year, Mayo School of Health Sciences admits up to six students in its Nurse Practitioner Internship at Mayo Clinic Jacksonville. This ensures you will receive a comprehensive educational experience with one-on-one instruction.
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