Information for Post-Master's - NP-Diploma Students
Nurse Practitioner Alumni and Students
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Program Overview
The Post-Master's NP Diploma is an innovative 20-month (Part Time) program designed to afford students who have completed graduate education the opportunity to develop the knowledge and skills required to practice as a Nurse Practitioner.
The Post-Master's NP Diploma consists of 4 courses, completed over a 20-month (part-time) period. Students will focus their studies in one of the following areas: Adult, Paediatric, or Primary Health Care - Global Health.
The program offers:
(1) Specialization in adult or child populations or in primary health care – global health emphasis
(2) Clinical experiences close to home
(3) Access to an extensive collection of on-line resources
(4) Rigorous theory content
(5) A learning environment distinguished by academic excellence and research
This program is offered online only.
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Nurse Practitioner (Adult) |
Nurse Practitioner (Paediatric) |
Nurse Practitioner (Primary Health Care - Global Health) |
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Field of Study Courses |
NUR1100Y |
NUR1100Y |
NUR1100Y |
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Consolidation Course |
NUR1110Y |
NUR1110Y |
NUR1110Y |
Pathophysiologic Concepts and Therapeutics
NUR1101H (Adult) OR NUR1102H (Paediatrics) OR NUR1114H (Primary Health Care – Global Health)
Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Reasoning
100 clinical hours
NUR1115Y (Adult) OR NUR1116Y (Paediatrics) OR NUR1117Y (Primary Health Care – Global Health)
Advanced Nursing Practice in Caring for Clients and Families I
300 clinical hours
NUR1110Y
Advanced Nursing Practice in Caring for Clients and Families II
300 clinical hours
For more information about clinical placements and preceptors, please click here.
Course Registration
PM-NPD students will be registered by the Office of Student Affairs at the Faculty of Nursing. Please check ROSI to ensure that you have been registered in your courses. To access ROSI, please go to: http://www.rosi.utoronto.ca.
Fall Residency or Residency #1
The fall residency, which is mandatory for all new NP students, occurs during the first week of September, before classes begin. In addition to providing an overview of the NP program it also orients students to the various resources and services for on-line students and trains them on BlackBoard (UofT's learning portal), all of which combine to prepare them for this unique learning environment. It is also a pre-requisite for NUR 1100Y.
Information on the fall residency will be posted when it becomes available.
Summer Residency or Residency #2
The summer residency, mandatory for students taking NUR1101H or NUR1102H, occurs in the later part of July following the students first year. Students will complete their final examinations for NUR1101H/NUR1102H during that time.
For more information regarding the summer residency please refer to this site in mid-late June, information will also be available on blackboard.
Mask-Fit Testing
The PM-NPD students that require mask-fit testing will be able to take part in this service all day on September 14th with all incoming Undergraduate students. Please email Kong Ng (Clinical Placement Assistant) at kong.ng@utoronto.ca by early September if you are interested in this service. If that date does not fit your schedule you can contact Kong Ng and he will direct you to a facility that conducts the mask-fit testing.
Tuition Invoices
You can review your tuition invoice on ROSI under Financial Account section:
http://www.rosi.utoronto.ca
Course-Related Books
Books may be picked up in person at the UofT bookstore, or ordered on-line. For more information, including a list of books available by course, please visit the UofT bookstore website at: http://www.uoftbookstore.com/online/.
Preceptor Information
Click here for information for NP Preceptors
Preparation for Clinical Placements
For information on Clinical Placements for any of the three clinical courses: NPD 1101/02H, NPD 1115/1116Y or NPD 1110Y, please view the PDF file below.
Frequently Asked Questions
For information on FAQs please click here.