Overview

The Pediatric Primary Care track builds from a strong foundation in nursing science in order to provide primary care for children from infancy through young adulthood. Pediatric care, treatment, and clinical services will be taught with a focus on the respect of children and family needs.

Learning outcomes

As a doctoral student in the Nursing Practice - Pediatric Primary Care program at University of Utah, you will:

Perform well-child and developmental assessments on infants, children, and adolescents while promoting disease prevention/health promotion.

Learn to diagnose and manage acute illnesses/injuries and chronic health conditions that affect children.

Fine-tune knowledge in evidence-based inquiry/practice, quality improvement, and systems leadership.

Develop and learn skills to influence public policy through participation in professional organizations and health policy activities at the local, state, national, and international levels.

Have clinical experiences in a variety of pediatric outpatient settings.

Complete an original/publishable doctoral project exemplifying your skills and knowledge in pediatric care.

Programme Structure

As a doctoral student in the program, you will:

Perform well-child and developmental assessments on infants, children, and adolescents while promoting disease prevention/health promotion.

Learn to diagnose and manage acute illnesses/injuries and chronic health conditions that affect children.

Fine-tune knowledge in evidence-based inquiry/practice, quality improvement, and systems leadership.

Develop and learn skills to influence public policy through participation in professional organizations and health policy activities at the local, state, national, and international levels.

Have clinical experiences in a variety of pediatric outpatient settings.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-19 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Medicine Nursing Childhood Studies View 153 other PhDs in Medicine in United States

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

The non-refundable graduate application fee is $55 for domestic applicants and $65 for international applicants.

A copy of all post-secondary transcripts to the application
Letters of Recommendation
Statement of Purpose
Resume/CV
Test Scores, such as the GRE or GMAT

Tuition Fee

Living costs for Salt Lake City

1000 - 1730 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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