儿科初级/急性护理护士从业人员专业为硕士水平的护士做准备，使其可以在初级和急性/持续儿科护理环境中进行实践。初级/急性护理儿科护士执业医师专业需要54个总学时，34个教学法和20个临床学时，以及1020个总小时的直接患者护理时间。四门专业课程提供教学内容，为学生提供常见，急性，严重和慢性健康问题。在各种初级保健和专科诊所中的临床经验为高级实践角色提供了广泛的准备。
The UAB School of Nursing MSN Nurse Practitioner Pathway equips nurses for advanced nursing practice roles in nine different nurse practitioner specialties. Nurse Practitioners are critical providers in the health care system, filling the growing need for providers to address the complexity of care needed by patients, an aging population, and growing disparities in care among populations.<br><br>Nurse practitioners care for patients in a variety of settings, including private practices, clinics, hospitals and community agencies. Their work also can go beyond bedside care, helping solve real-world health care issues by working collaboratively with other health care professionals to address changing health care needs across communities. Graduates are prepared to apply to sit for certification in their chosen specialty.<br><br>The Pathway is offered in a distance accessible format that combines on-line dialectic coursework with on-campus intensives. During the last four semesters of the program, students are required to participate in four on-campus intensives.