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Academic Program

Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science

MERVYN M. DYMALLY SCHOOL OF NURSING
ENTRY LEVEL MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING PROGRAM

ANNOUNCING THE OPENING OF THIS INNOVATIVE PROGRAM FALL 2010

STUDY WITH INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED FACULTY SCHOLARS

CDU invites applications for the five-semester, full time program leading to a master of science degree in nursing. Upon completion of program requirements students will be eligible to sit for the NCLEX and Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) examinations. The newly erected $43 million, state-of-the-art Life Sciences Research Nursing Education Building joins the School of Nursing with the College of Medicine and the College of Science and Health as an integral component of the CDU academic mission, which focuses on addressing the healthcare needs of the underserved. This scientific research facility encompasses space for clinical research and support, and houses a simulation laboratory with OR suite, ICU bed, and nurses’ station for a 12-bed medical-surgical unit. CDU is the only higher education institution to be dually designated nationally as a Historically Black Graduate Institution (HBGI) and Hispanic Serving Health Professions School. In research dollars, CDU ranks in the top ten percent of more than 3400 institutions funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and is in the top 50 private research universities. Located on the CDU campus is a pipeline of pre K-12 medical and health science programs which includes: Drew Head Start, Lincoln-Drew Elementary and Middle Schools, and the King-Drew Medical Magnet High School.
Qualifications: Qualified applicants must be non-nurses who hold a bachelor’s degree in any field of study, with an earned 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale. The following prerequisite courses must have been completed within the last 7 years: anatomy, physiology, microbiology, English composition, speech, psychology, sociology, statistics, and nutrition. Official transcripts and GRE scores for verbal ability, quantitative ability and analytical writing must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar.
Applications: Interested candidates should apply online at www.cdrewu.edu and click on school of nursing. Classes are forming for Fall 2010 and Spring 2011.

For Information Contact:
Gloria J. McNeal, PhD, MSN, ACNS-BC, FAAN
Dean, Mervyn M. Dymally School of Nursing
1748 East 118th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90059
Email: gloriamcneal@cdrewu.edu
p 323-563-4829 ● f 323-563-4891 ● w www.cdrewu.edu
 

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