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1. NHSC scholarship, direct entry PNP, service fulfillment prospects

   t_heart replied to t_heart's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   BCgradnurse, thanks for sharing your experience. The eligibility requirements for this year state direct-entry students are ineligible to apply. See #3 below... "Applicants are ineligible if they...

2. NHSC scholarship, direct entry PNP, service fulfillment prospects

   t_heart replied to t_heart's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   No, I never received an answer, but I did some research... Direct-entry (DE) programs, from what I understand, aren't eligible for NHSC. It is unclear if DE programs qualify for the Nursing...

3. 2012 UCSF MEPN Applicants

   t_heart replied to LookingAhead's topic in Post Graduate Students

   I was wondering why this thread was so quiet... The potentially 34% increase in tuition is nuts! I wouldn't be surprised if there is sudden movement in the

4. 2012 UCSF MEPN Applicants

   t_heart replied to LookingAhead's topic in Post Graduate Students

   Did anyone just have a heart attack reading the increase in MEPN tuition next year? I feel

5. 2012 UCSF MEPN Applicants

   t_heart replied to LookingAhead's topic in Post Graduate Students

   I think LookingAhead and myelin gave excellent advice. Keep in mind that there are many who don't get in until their second year of applying so don't get discouraged if things don't work out this...

6. Primary Care Pediatric NP - Current Job Market?

   t_heart replied to t_heart's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I should have clarified that I meant the outpatient clinics affiliated with hospitals... I do realize that PC PNPs work in outpatient settings for the most part, which is what I prefer to do. That's...

7. 2012 UCSF MEPN Applicants

   t_heart replied to LookingAhead's topic in Post Graduate Students

   thuyd527, I'm glad that you pointed the eligibility issue out about the NHSC scholarship. I actually emailed one of the reps last week and asked if the UCSF MEPN program qualified and he said yes. I...

8. 2012 UCSF MEPN Applicants

   t_heart replied to LookingAhead's topic in Post Graduate Students

   Have any of you looked HRSA's National Health Sevice Corps scholarship? It only applies to those of us who are entering primary care (FNP, PNP, CNM, etc). I'm not sure I'm going to apply yet since...

9. 2012 UCSF MEPN Applicants

   t_heart replied to LookingAhead's topic in Post Graduate Students

   I'm hoping to move out around 6/1. I'm also out-of-state. I will probably be hunting for housing in SF the 1st week of May. I have mixed feelings about campus housing but I'm actually...

10. Primary Care Pediatric NP - Current Job Market?

    t_heart replied to t_heart's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    No one knows what the job market is for PNPs...? What websites do fresh grad primary care NPs use to search for jobs? From a cursory search on hospital websites, they are looking for acute care...

11. NHSC scholarship, direct entry PNP, service fulfillment prospects

    t_heart posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm thinking about applying to both the HRSA NHSC Scholarship and Nursing Scholarship Program. I already have an interest in working with medically underserved populations, so this program would be...

12. Primary Care Pediatric NP - Current Job Market?

    t_heart replied to t_heart's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Wow, laurabs24, your friend is lucky. I was thinking starting salary would be around $60,000-$70,000. Does anyone have an idea how difficult it is to find a PNP primary job in this economy? What...

13. UW ABSN 2012

    t_heart replied to abalone's topic in Washington Nursing

    I was was also accepted into this year's ABSN program at UW! I'm still debating between UW and the UCSF... I called UW Admissions yesterday to ask about the post-bacc application. They said we won't...

14. Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - Basic Advice :)

    t_heart replied to mocha54j's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You could also look at master's entry/direct-entry (DE) programs. They are designed for people with bachelor's degrees in non-nursing fields and last around 3 years or so. The first year they train...

15. Primary Care Pediatric NP - Current Job Market?

    t_heart posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My dream job is to become a PNP in primary care. I'm about to enter a direct-entry program so I'm not well-versed in the NP job market. Does anyone know what the current job market is for PNPs?...