1. Keys to Success: Preparing Faculty Cheryl Cummings Stegbauer, PhD, APN Associate Dean for Academic Programs & Director DNP Program University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing

2. Build on Strengths: Culture Health Science Campus Culture of graduate education for health sciences Clinical resources Science resources Interprofessional experiences School of Public Health Liberal Arts Broader graduate course resources Business school

3. Build on Strengths: History Identify what you do well Primary Care Acute Care Public Health

4. Build on Strengths: Faculty Identify Current & Future Leaders Value Practice Hold national APN board certification & state APN license Local and National leadership Clinical experts with current practice Expert on Advanced Practice education DNP Essentials Regulation: Certification & Licensure

5. UTHSC Strengths: Culture 2000 Students 7 Colleges Allied Health Dentistry Health Science Engineering Medicine Nursing Pharmacy Graduate Health Sciences

6. UTHSC Strengths: History Health Science Center 100 year history 1950 BSN 1972 Master’s 1988 PhD 1999 Practice Doctorate APN Faculty Leaders

7. Strengths: History & Faculty Preparing master’s APNs 30 years Diverse programs of faculty practice provide a resource for clinical inquiry and practice Most faculty hold advanced practice certification

8. UTHSC DNP Tracks Administration Acute Care Forensics Mental Health Primary Care Public Health

9. Faculty Dr. Wendy Likes Class of 2005 FNP & APN GYN Oncology Publication: JMST Female Sexual Function 1 st Nurse inducted as Fellow International Society for Study of Vulvovaginal Disease

10. Faculty Dr. Carol Thompson FNP, ACNP, CNS PhD Case Western Practice ER VAMC Active National Leadership Acute Care NIH Genetics Institute Acute Care Coordinator

11. Faculty Dr. Margaret Hartig FNP Active in Local, State, & National NP groups FNP Coordinator

12. Faculty Dr. Pat Cunningham CNS, FNP State, National Leadership Mental Health Active Practice PsychFNP Option

13. Faculty Dr. Craig Stotts FNP DrPH Univ. of Texas Public Health Coordinator

14. Faculty Dr. Susan Patton PNP, FNP Pediatric practice Active National Leadership IAFN Forensic Nursing Coordinator

15. Faculty Dr. Leslie McKeon CNL Leadership Leadership with practice partners Administration Coordinator

16. Strengths: Mission & Commitment To Prepare Nurse Leaders for Excellence Today and Tomorrow Faculty committed to excellence and progress Faculty comfort with change & risk Wisdom for timing Leadership prepared to guide

17. 2010 Vision 1999 Admitted to practice doctorate 65 Graduates of the Practice Doctorate 2005 Admitted DNP/PhD 2005 2 students http://www.aacn.nche.edu/DNP/pdf/conf/Stake holders05/MRowser.pdf http://www.aacn.nche.edu/DNP/pdf/conf/Stake holders05/MRowser.pdf 2006 CNL 2006 with Practice Partners 2010 All MSN APN programs to DNP