[mark2climb]

check out the one at Columbia. They actually have a one year clinical residency, which should theoretically be a fellowship since the "residency" portion of training should have been completed during the MSN.

[SteveRN21]

PinoyNP: "USMLE Step 3 tests knowledge as a general medical practitioner. It covers medical care across all age groups. It seems appropriate for those who trained as an FNP. But not all NP programs are geared towards this kind of clinical practice."

My thoughts exactly. I'm graduating with my MSN/NNP next fall. If I decide to continue on and get my DNP with a neonatal focus, how can they expect me to take an exam designed for a general practitioner?

Mark2climb: "check out the one at Columbia. They actually have a one year clinical residency, which should theoretically be a fellowship since the "residency" portion of training should have been completed during the MSN."


My instructor said yesterday that the DNP there was designed to pull together aspects of all specialties, to graduate with a "generalist" degree with clinical and research time.