About the Program

The program targets the intersection of nursing and health policy, and prepares its graduates for leadership roles as policy analysts, researchers, and educators who

• Analyze the historical, sociological, economic, political, and nursing perspectives of existing and proposed health policies.
• Evaluate and critique health policies that influence the access, quality, and cost of health care services.
• Conduct theory-guided qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research that advances knowledge of and informs innovative health policies.
• Influence the development of innovative health policies at local, state, national, and international levels.