Nurse practitioners who would like to specialize in cardiology can apply to the Mayo Clinic's Cardiology Nurse Practitioner Fellowship. The 12-month program provides the fellow with extensive clinical experience. The fellow is exposed to cardiac diagnostics, preventative health, advanced heart disease. The fellowship is designed to impart skills in understanding and diagnosing cardiovascular diseases and educating patients about preventing cardiac conditions. The curriculum covers topics including cardiac assessments, cardiac devices and conducting stress testing and intervention studies. Applicants need a degree from a nurse practitioner program, an Arizona nursing license, and three recommendation letters.
Mayo School of Health Sciences
Siebens Medical Education Building 11
200 First Street Southwest
Rochester, MN 55905
507-284-3678
mayo.edu
The cardiovascular nurse practitioner program at Duke University prepares graduates to work in cardiac clinics, internal medicine practices and outpatient testing centers. Students complete more than 600 hours of clinical experience; the program can be completed on a full-time or part-time basis. Applicants should have a year of nursing experience before enrolling in the cardiovascular training program.
Duke University School of Nursing
MSN and Post-Master's Certificate Admissions
DUMC 3322, 307 Trent Drive
Durham, NC 27710
877-415-3853
nursing.duke.edu
The cardiovascular sub-specialty at Case Western Reserve University is designed for students who are training to be acute care nurse practitioners, but want a focus in cardiac care. Along with completing acute care nursing courses in health care delivery, pharmacology and acute health problems facing adults, students in the cardiovascular specialty take required courses in cardiac nursing and complete a 600-hour internship. Applicants submit undergraduate transcripts, standardized test scores and three recommendations. They must also hold an Ohio nursing license.
Case Western Reserve University
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106-4904
216-368-4700
fbp.case.edu