Looking at Master's programs in US w/ diabetes specialty- any thoughts?

[WindyCDE]

Greetings colleagues,

I've found a couple of really exciting education/role expansion opportunities for BSN-level diabetes nurses. Both are fully online MSN programs (although they are quick to point out that they are not geared toward preparing nurses who wish to become APRNs) with diabetes education and management specialties. Since my goal is to continue to do individual, group and community DSME rather than do medical management of patients in a clinical practice, I wouldn't need a FNP/ANP program. Here are the two I've found:

Capella University:

http://www.capella.edu/online-degrees/masters-diabetes-nursing/

Columbia University:

http://www.tc.columbia.edu/diabetes/

(I hope this isn't considered "advertisement"...)

Does anybody know of other similar programs here in the US? From reading the website info, it appears this an MS in diabetes is relatively new and therefore it might take some time for other universities to commit to and develop more programs like these. In light of the health care reforms we're facing in the next few years, not to mention the ever-growing population of diabetes patients, this seems like a good bet for future job security and satisfaction. If anyone knows of any other programs or has input they wouldn't mind sharing, I'd be very appreciative.

Thanks in advance,

Windy

[BCADMTOBE]

Hi all!

I am currently in my 2nd year at Capella in their MSN-Advance Diabetes Management. There is a 100 hour practicum that is completed with your Capstone project in the last semester. The program is very doable: the terms are 10 weeks long with 3 weeks off between terms. My plan is to work 500 hours in Advanced Diabetes Management after I receive my MSN and then take the AADE board certification in advance diabetes management (BC-ADM).

Hope this helps everyone!

[843all4God]

Can you explain to me what the practicum consisted of? I was told it's not 100 hours of one on one?

[jo716]

Gosh, this is an old thread but hopefully people who have been in these programs or similar ones can still see this and chime in! I'm interested in becoming a Diabetes Nurse Educator and see that several people mentioned the same here. I was wondering if these programs had helped at all in helping you eventually obtain such a job or helped you get those 1,000 teaching hours you need to sit for that CDE exam? Getting those hours seems to be the biggest challenge as there is no direct route to getting them.

[chuva09, BSN, MSN, RN]

Hi, how was your experience with msn-diabetes at capella? Is it hard? Plan to enroll this February.

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