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Program Details

The online DNP degree program from the University of Alabama in Huntsville provides students with competencies in population-based care, leadership, health policy, health system improvement, research, and evidence-based practice. Graduates of the program possess the knowledge and skills required to:

• ​Synthesize scientific evidence for the development of clinical interventions for practice
• ​Evaluate policy, care delivery, and organizational systems for current and future health care needs
• ​Demonstrate intra and interprofessional collaboration to address health disparities and to improve health care quality across diverse populations and cultures
• ​Incorporate knowledge of current and emerging health technologies to improve care delivery and organizational systems
• ​Translate scientific, theoretical, and ethical principles into health care for individuals, families, and populations
• ​Assume complex leadership roles to advance clinical practice and health care delivery at the organizational and systems level and to improve health outcomes of individuals and populations
• ​Advocate for social justice, equity, and ethical policies in health care
• ​Deliver evidence-based care using clinical reasoning and analysis of complex healthcare issues to improve patient outcomes

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