SoloStarkiller

Ok thanks. I thought there would be. I’m just getting ideas ready so I’m not rushing to come up with something.

I’m entering the PMHNP direct entry starting this August. Does this program require some sort of capstone project/quality improvement project like many other NP programs?

This was posted in the 2017 Vanderbilt MSN forum from a student completing the one year PMHNP program: If you're a pre-specialty student, I don't have any recommendations because I entered the program in my specialty year. If you will also be starting the program in the speciality year, I recommend using your free time to do things you enjoy before starting this program. Although the workload is manageable, it is still intense. I spent the summer before starting this program traveling, reading for pleasure, and relaxing--all things that I'm not able to do with much frequency now that I'm in the program. The 3 Ps (advanced pharm, advanced patho, and advanced physical assessment) will require the bulk of your attention and time in the first semester (at least this has been my experience). For all 3 of these classes, test information is based not only on lecture, but on assigned research articles, guest lectures, videos, etc. So even though you could theoretically spend time reading textbooks or review books before the program starts, you don't know which topics to spend time on because you haven't started yet or had your lectures. And in the case of guest lectures or specific research articles that professors assign you to read, there is obviously no way to prepare for that before you start the program. It would be a waste of your time to read multiple 80+ page chapters, or work through a review book, ahead of time and find that the professor only covers a fraction of that in lecture. Most people in my specialty came to orientation and the first couple days of classes without having even ordered books. If you are OMTA and if you will be responsible for finding your own clinical sites, I would start on that as soon as possible. It's never too early to start identifying preceptors.

You too!!

I’ve been following this thread from the beginning. First time posting. I was accepted to the Direct entry full time PMHNP program!!!