(AP) -- FLINT, Mich. (AP) - The University of Michigan-Flint is launching an online doctoral program in nursing this fall. The Department of Nursing holds a reception for the inaugural class from 3:30-5 p.m. Thursday.
The university says the nurse practitioners it trains will be able to assess and manage medical and nursing problems in a variety of specialties and settings. It says the new degree program is a response to a looming shortage of nurses and doctors.
The four-year Doctor of Nursing Practice program is aimed at skills needed for advanced nursing practice in primary health care.
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