College of Nursing
Th UF College of Nursing is driven to transform health.
The UF College of Nursing is driven to transform health through exceptional academic programs, preeminent research and innovative practice. As the premier educational institution for nursing in Florida and one of the top leaders nationally, the college continually attracts and retains the highest caliber of nursing students and faculty with a passion for science and caring.
Undergraduate program offerings include a traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing, an accelerated B.S.N. — with a program also offered in Jacksonville — for students who have degrees in other fields, and the R.N. to B.S.N. program, which is fully online. The Doctor of Nursing Practice, or D.N.P., program prepares advanced practice nurses in five clinical specialties. The Ph.D. program prepares nursing scholars and future faculty members.
UF nursing researchers are building robust teams to address some of the most pressing challenges facing health care. The college has renowned researchers focused on three areas of excellence — personalized strategies for management of symptoms; improving the delivery of quality care to reduce health disparities; and translational research to promote health of individuals, families and communities. Additionally, the college has established the Florida Blue Center for Health Care Quality and a Center for Palliative Care Research and Education.
The College of Nursing participates in nursing and patient care for individuals of all ages and operates one of the oldest nurse-managed primary care practices in the state of Florida.
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Offered Florida’s first nurse practitioner program and the first B.S.N. to Ph.D. track, as well as a new Doctor of Nursing Practice program.
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80 percent of all undergraduate students go on to graduate school within three years of receiving their B.S.N.
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The Doctor of Nursing Practice program is ranked in the Top 20 among the nation’s public universities and No. 1 in the state.
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The college established its first cohort of the EMBRACE (Engaging Multiple communities of BSN students in Research and Academic Curricular Experiences) program to provide unique research and leadership opportunities for nursing students from multiple backgrounds.
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UF Health Archer Family Health Care is a federally designated rural health center and offers primary and psychiatric care to a medically underserved population in a rural community; more than 6,000 patient visits occur annually, providing valuable learning experiences for nursing, pharmacy and medical students.
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Undergraduate nursing students and community health nursing faculty in the college have a direct impact on health promotion in our local communities and globally through international service learning experiences — providing more than 10,000 hours of service annually.
