maewelland

So, I want to teach at the university level. I have always wanted to teach (I have current lactation and childbirth educator certifications) and I do quite a bit of teaching in my current position as PMHNP, both with patients and with outside agencie...

Thanks for the responses! I'm glad to hear that there are options for the PhD outside of research heavy endeavors. Makes me feel more secure about my current plans. Out of curiosity, how did you get into staff and policy development?

Thanks for the suggestion! I did a lot of thinking about a DNP, there's just a lot of conflicting information out there and it's difficult to parse through it all. I've heard that DNP's are accepted in most teaching positions, but PhD's are preferred...