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Mitchelle Wade, MSN, FNP
DNP, Class of 2010
“I began looking for a combined Masters and Nurse Practitioner program in 1997 when I was at the point that I wanted to further my education. I lived in Redding, CA at the time and checked out the closest programs that included UC Davis and Chico State. However, at the time UC Davis program was not a dual program and would have taken more than two years to complete. Chico only offered a MSN program. Then I heard about the distance learning program offered through Western University of Health Sciences, Chico campus. The program was exactly what I was looking for, which was a two year combined program that did not take a lot of time away for class room participation but was still a high quality program. It allowed me to continue working, which I wanted to do. It was challenging but prepared me for taking my ANCC FNP certification test, which I easily passed the first time without a review course. I recently decided that I wanted to pursue my DNP degree because there is a push to have NPs educated and trained at the doctoral level within the next 10 years or so. Since I will still be working at that time, I decided to look into available programs for two reasons. One, I love to learn and be challenged. Two, I hope to one day teach in a nursing program at either the BSN or MSN level. Teaching is a goal that I have had since I took my first undergraduate nursing course. When I heard that WUHS had started offering a DNP program, I looked no further. I know the school and quality of education, respect and promote it every chance I get, and have now applied. I would and do recommend WUHS every chance I get to all disciplines.” 
Faith Richardson, MSN, FNP
DNP, Class of 2009
Time commitment: I am a Family Nurse Practitioner—an alum of WesternU (MSN/FNP 2004)—who is a full-time faculty member in a nursing program in Canada, just across the border from where my husband and I live in Washington State. Now that I have returned to WesternU as part of the charter class of DNP students, I am finding it challenging to maintain a balance in terms of health, family, and work. I'm fortunate that I have such a supportive family and supportive faculty. |
