The University of California at San Francisco has one of the best nursing schools in the nation. According to U.S. News & World Report, the UCSF School of Nursing ranks number two among hundreds of nursing programs nationwide. UCSF has a number of degree options and opportunities for advanced research, and it offers a specialty within the field of international nursing as part of the Master of Science in nursing program. This program is designed to award successful students with a certificate and board certification from the American Nurses Credentialing Center upon completion. Successful completion of the program entails taking the Advanced Public Health Nurse examination.
University of California-San Francisco
School of Nursing
2 Koret Way
#N-319X
San Francisco, CA 94143
415-476-1435
nurseweb.ucsf.edu
Emory University is one of the top-rated nursing programs in the United States, ranking number 26, according to U.S. News & World Report. Its international focus comes through the hands-on approach taken by the Lillian Carter Center for International Nursing. Emory is known for its wide variety of degree programs, including its Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and PhD in nursing. As part of its international focus, students have the opportunity to take alternative spring and winter breaks serving communities in the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas and Jamaica. Emory's nursing program has integrated international nursing into its research initiatives focusing on areas like health workforce information systems, maternal and newborn survival and migrant farm workers research. In 1997, Emory helped launch the Ethiopia Public Health Training Initiative, a program designed to work with the Ethiopian government to transform the overall health of the Ethiopian population.
Emory University
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
1520 Clifton Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30322
404-712-2857
nursing.emory.edu
Alderson-Broaddus College, located in Philippi, W.V., is a lesser-known college with an international nursing program influenced by the college's Christian heritage. Founded in 1932 with the fusion of two older institutions of higher education, Alderson-Broaddus College has the notion of service at its core, and this service-oriented mindset spills over into its nursing program. ABC's nursing school has entered into a partnership with Arellano University in the Philippines, to help meet the shortage of nurses in the international community. ABC's location in West Virginia makes it an ideal training ground for this international initiative because students have the opportunity to provide health care to the under-served communities in rural Appalachia. Alderson-Broaddus currently offers the Bachelor of Science degree in nursing and international nursing.
Alderson-Broaddus College
101 College Hill Drive
Philippi, WV 26416
800-263-1549
ab.edu