It is a faculty-guided, clinically grounded experience in which students identify a real practice problem, develop and implement an evidence-based solution, and evaluate outcomes in a healthcare setting.
Projects are setting- and population-specific and may include practice change initiatives, program development and evaluation, performance improvement projects, or other approved scholarly work.
The project moves through four stages: proposal development, proposal review, implementation, and evaluation with dissemination. The project concludes with a final oral presentation open to the University community.
DNP graduates leave prepared to translate evidence into practice, lead system-level change, and disseminate new knowledge across healthcare settings.
