Vanderbilt ENP (Dual FNP/ACNP)

concordance · May 18, 2015

EDIT: Oops. I clearly don't know how to drive this thing. If a moderator would like to move this to a more appropriate location, that would be super.

Hi all--

I've lurked (and read and learned a ton) for a while but now I have my own question that to which I can't find an adequate answer anywhere else:

Anyone in/graduated from the Vanderbilt ENP program? I'm looking at the part-time online/distance format. Is it wildly difficult? Would working be impossible? Is traveling to campus (I'd probably fly) totally annoying? I work two to four twelves a week right now. I have a baby and the world's most incredibly supportive husband and family. Thoughts, please!

Thanks!!

Background (not a necessary read): I've toyed with NP school for a while and a few weeks ago (I know, seriously), because of various reasons, I decided to apply to the same program (Maryville in St. Louis) as my friend. That program seems totally doable, and we have other friends ahead of us in it, so I'm pretty comfortable doing that program if it comes down to it. But it started me researching other options and I stumbled upon the Emergency NP idea; Emory's program sounds amazing but I'm absolutely not moving to Atlanta. Vandy's sounds good too so--since I was applying to fall-start programs--I applied there too. I don't mean to sound arrogant but I kind of expect to get in: I've spoken to them and they still have spots, my GPA was 3.96, and my GRE was 158 math / 162 verbal. I feel pretty confident in my essays. I'd like to figure out my decision before they tell me I'm accepted. I think I'd prefer what I "could" do as an ENP: advanced procedures, the bloody stuff I love now in my trauma center, but I live in Kansas City and the laws in both Kansas and Missouri (I work on both sides) don't really afford that kind of practice...yet. And there's no guarantee we'll live here forever. But Vanderbilt is five months longer, twenty-ish extra credit hours, and twice the price of Maryville.