Duke Fall MSN 2020

[PedsNurse30]

Starting a thread for all those who have applied to the Fall 2020 Term at Duke. I have applied to the Pediatric Primary NP program.

[ccjennylee]

Hi all! I was accepted into the Duke FNP program and figured I would say hello! Coming from Tennessee.

[criver6]

Hello! ? anybody from the Tampa Bay FL area? I got in to the Acute care track

[NJ_RN12]

On 3/30/2020 at 11:15 PM, nataline50 said:

Just as an FYI for all of you applying, pretty much all of the NP program students were unable to complete clinical rotations for Spring semester. All on-campus classes have been canceled for Summer I, and Summer II is up in the air. Many clinical sites will not agree to have students (MD, PA, or NP) for the foreseeable future. So I wouldn’t be surprised if there are still some delays going on. Many of us are unsure if we’ll be graduating on time at all, but that isn’t just Duke. Just throwing that out there. Be prepared for stuff to be up in the air no matter where you’re going.

Hi @nataline50, I was just wondering how you liked Duke's WHNP program- if you found that the on campus intensives were enough and if the faculty has been supportive.

[kittymold, ASN, BSN, RN]

Anyone else else stuck trying to decide between 2 schools? I applied for BSN-DNP. Duke was my first choice but I also got accepted to a school in my area which is cheaper and 2 years shorter. The school in my area also has a large medical center and clinics all over where we’re placed for clinical so I wouldn’t need to worry about a preceptor at all. I know duke says they help find placement but its not guaranteed. Trying to weigh the pros and cons.

[nataline50, BSN, RN]

36 minutes ago, NJ_RN12 said:

Hi @nataline50, I was just wondering how you liked Duke's WHNP program- if you found that the on campus intensives were enough and if the faculty has been supportive.

@NJ-RN12 I like the program well enough. The OCI's thus far have been mostly primary care stuff with part of our Spring OCI this year as WH stuff. However, our June OCI has been canceled, and most (if not all) of us have had our Summer clinicals canceled or put on hold for the time being. So while they have been fairly good, there was apparently a huge class between all the programs when I started and they had some challenges with the size of the group and organization of the OCIs. This if for ALL specialties, not particular to WH, since they all follow the same track until this semester, when we start having some different classes.

As far as faculty being supportive, do you mean as far as COVID-19 stuff? or in general?

[NJ_RN12]

1 hour ago, nataline50 said:

@NJ-RN12 I like the program well enough. The OCI's thus far have been mostly primary care stuff with part of our Spring OCI this year as WH stuff. However, our June OCI has been canceled, and most (if not all) of us have had our Summer clinicals canceled or put on hold for the time being. So while they have been fairly good, there was apparently a huge class between all the programs when I started and they had some challenges with the size of the group and organization of the OCIs. This if for ALL specialties, not particular to WH, since they all follow the same track until this semester, when we start having some different classes.

As far as faculty being supportive, do you mean as far as COVID-19 stuff? or in general?

Just in general really, feeling like they want you to be successful in the program.

[nataline50, BSN, RN]

Absolutely! Overall I think the faculty is really motivated to make sure we're successful. It's been kind of a weird semester, so we're also having different types of interactions with our professors. The WHNP faculty are VERY supportive. There are some "interesting" personalities, which you will understand if you do any Zoom meetings or Accepted Students Day, but they all have our backs. That being said, I wish we had MORE on-campus time so we could know our faculty and cohort members better. We have a pretty tight class, and chat a lot on facebook and otherwise, but I think that depends on your cohort dynamics.

[JZ1]

If you guys dont mind me asking, could you guys post your GPA and anything that made you a competitive applicant(volunteer, etc...). Would like to know the average here. Please and thanks!

[Sevil Elmer]

Is anyone joining the zoom meeting tomorrow for virtual nursing town hall event? Information about program

[CJRN07]

I am!

[NurseNikki=)]

I am too!

[futureFNP1234]

@summerale I'm applying for Duke FNP 2021 and curious if you could give me some info on what you did right! Did you have to interview? I'll have 2 yrs of ICU experience at time of admission, 3.8 GPA and good # of volunteer experiences. Do you feel the admissions essay was the most important thing? Thanks!