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Become a leader in the field of nursing. Whether you choose to pursue a Doctor of Nursing Practice, Master of Science in Nursing and Interprofessional Leadership or PhD, enroll in a certificate program or take continuing education courses, it’s your time to get ahead—and the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing can get you there.

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Lisa Cappabianca, DNP Student

Lisa Cappabianca, MSN, RN, enrolled in nursing school after her mother died of uterine cancer. The Doctor of Nursing Practice student is focused on hospice and palliative care.

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Cynthia Delmas, DNP Student

Cynthia Delmas, RN, is committed to helping people by making health care more accessible. The Doctor of Nursing Practice student in the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing is founder of a monthly community health initiative for the homeless population of New Bedford.

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Ian Lane, PhD Student

Ian A. Lane, RN, a pediatric intensive care nurse at Connecticut Children’s Hospital and PhD nursing student in the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing at UMass Chan Medical School, comes from a long line of nurses. He credits his husband, a fellow pediatric nurse, as the person who inspired him to further his nursing education.

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Danielle Garrity, MS'24

Danielle Garrity, MS'24, was searching for a master’s program tailored toward nurse leaders, not necessarily nurse practitioners or nurse educators. At UMass Chan, she found the program's willingness to work with each grad student to meet their needs and guide them to success invaluable.

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Sarang Raj, DNP Student

The path Sarang Raj, RN, took to become a nurse began with an adrenaline-filled call for help when, at age 11, he was coached through taking his grandmother’s pulse by an emergency operator. He is earning his Doctor of Nursing Practice in adult gerontology in the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Track, with the goal of becoming a critical care nurse practitioner.

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Become a nurse leader

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As a student in the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing, you will realize intellectual and personal fulfillment through our graduate, continuing education and certificate programs, as you work toward an enriching career in nursing. Join our caring, collaborative community of graduate students today.

At UMass Chan, graduate school means so much more than sitting in a classroom. You’ll have access to industry-leading facilities, state-of-the art equipment and faculty experts who will train you in the mastery of your craft and help you become a leader in nursing.

Graduate Entry Pathway

The Graduate Entry Pathway (GEP) program is for individuals with a bachelor's degree in a field other than nursing, leading first to registered nurse (RN) licensure, then to either a Doctor of Nursing Practice or a PhD in Nursing.

Doctor of Nursing Practice

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program prepares nurse practitioners and advanced nurse practice leaders to transform the field of advanced practice nursing.

Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing

The Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD) program is an in-depth education that prepares you to lead the discipline of nursing in research, scholarship and teaching in academia and beyond.

Master of Science in Nursing and Interprofessional Leadership

The Master of Science in Nursing and Interprofessional Leadership program equips you with the knowledge and skills for a competitive edge that expands professional opportunities. The program focuses on building relationships and partnerships with all health care team members, as well as patients and families, to advance health and improve health care in our communities.

Post Master’s Doctor of Nursing Practice

The Post Master’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program expands the expertise of advanced practice nurses and nurse leaders, helping you to deliver transformative health care to patients.

Continuing Education

Continuing Education (CE) courses provide opportunities to take a course to further your professional and academic goals as health care evolves and the nurse's role on the interprofessional patient care team becomes more critical.

Post Graduate Certificates

The post graduate certificates are geared toward providing practicing nurse practitioners additional classroom and clinical experience needed to address patient needs across the lifespan. Certificate options include Adult Gerontology Acute Care, Adult Gerontology Primary Care and Psychiatric Mental Health.

Career exploration

Our graduates are prepared to take on leadership roles in hospitals and community-based settings, health care organizations and educational settings, as well as assume roles in research, policy, administration and professional practice. The various curriculums are designed to prepare students to improve and transform health care in all sectors of nursing.

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Student Spotlight

Getting Results…
  • ‘Why not you?’—Kenyan DNP student studies mental health to impact community

    ‘Why not you?’—Kenyan DNP student studies mental health to impact community

    UMass Chan GEP to DNP student Jacqueline Waweru, RN, is studying mental health. In the future, she hopes to run her own clinic in Worcester and Nairobi.  

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  • From the choir to the clinic, DNP student focused on leadership

    From the choir to the clinic, DNP student focused on leadership

    Indiana-born DNP student Eugenia Trammell-Goldsby, RN, directed her church’s choir at age 10. She has refined her early leadership skills as a nurse manager in the transplant unit at UMass Memorial Medical Center and has launched a Black nurse leader mentorship pilot program, helping nurses of color who aspire to become nurse leaders.  

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  • Worcester-born DNP student spearheads project emphasizing community in curriculum

    Worcester-born DNP student spearheads project emphasizing community in curriculum

    Inspired by her local upbringing and global interests, DNP student Morgan Hill is conducting a cultural competency project in Worcester to evaluate how UMass Chan’s Doctor of Nursing Practice curriculum covers social determinants of health in a cultural context.

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  • UMass Chan DNP student focuses on health care for the homeless

    UMass Chan DNP student focuses on health care for the homeless

    Doctor of Nursing Practice student Cynthia Delmas, RN, established a community health initiative to help the homeless population in New Bedford. Her organization has provided preventive health care measures such as wound care and free toothpaste and clothes for the past five years.

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