Doctoral Program Designed to Work around your Schedule and Needs

The Doctor of Nursing Practice in Health Systems Leadership at Mount St. Joseph University is a part-time program designed to meet students’ professional and career needs in a flexible, dedicated, educational environment. Benefits of the program include:

• Complete program requires only six semesters, with classes beginning in the fall and with summers off.
• The part-time DNP program can be completed fully online, enabling students to continue working while pursuing a degree. Students enroll in two 10-week courses simultaneously each semester. Students participate in one to two meetings that occur in real-time via online video conferencing at the beginning and end of each semester with the remainder of the learning taking place via an interactive online environment.
• Smaller class sizes provide more individualized learning and optimal professional opportunities.
• Practicum experiences that integrate knowledge learned in the DNP Program’s course work and provide opportunities to collaborate with experts in health care organizations.
• A cohort model enabling students to establish lasting relationships with peers and professionals while providing the ongoing support needed to stay focused on career goals.
• An automated registration process eliminates the burden of registering for classes every semester.

Student Testimonial

A virtual celebration of nurse leaders honored our Mount DNP student Kathy Oliphant. Congratulations nurse leader Kathy Oliphant MSN, RN, CNL, NEW-BC! Kathy has been a nurse for 39 years.

She has held positions ranging from staff nurse, nurse manager, director of nursing, adjunct faculty, and most recently population health manager. Kathy is a highly visible, business-savvy, and transformational leader with a passion for generating results through people, innovative approaches, and teamwork at the Cleveland Clinic, TriHealth, and Lumeris.

Kathy has proven expertise in creating a positive professional practice environment with an emphasis on high-quality care and patient safety, as evidenced by successful Magnet Hospital designation, staff recruitment and retention, employee engagement, and improved patient experience across the care continuum. She is viewed as a leader among her current DNP cohort and exemplifies the highest standards for nursing professional practice.