Post-Master’s Certificate for Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner

Advance your career as a women’s health nurse practitioner (WHNP)

The Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Post-Master’s Certificate allows students who already have a Master’s of Science in Nursing to be certified as nurse practitioners for women’s health. The post-master’s nursing certificate will prepare you for advanced practice nursing in OB/GYN offices, hospital-based women’s clinics, inpatient prenatal and postpartum settings, and clinics in both urban and rural medically underserved communities.

Graduates are eligible to be certified as women’s health nurse practitioners across the life span.

Once certified, women’s health nurse practitioners work in a variety of settings where they provide preventive care such as well-woman exams, breast cancer screenings, Pap tests or contraceptive care. WHNPs may also provide adolescent health care, pregnancy testing, fertility evaluation, prenatal visits, after-pregnancy care and menopausal care.

Post-master’s nursing certificate curriculum

You will complete 35 course credits as well as 600 clinical hours, which may take place in a variety of urban and rural health care agencies in the Pittsburgh region.

Quick facts

• Position yourself for an in-demand career
• Gain hands-on experience in our simulation lab (CSCIL)
• Take classes in Oakland, Greensburg or Cranberry
• Prepare for WHNP certification

Alternate certificate completion option

Online Certificate

Gain the knowledge you need at your convenience with our online certificate option. When applying, indicate your interest in the online option.

Admission requirements and application process

An undergraduate and graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher is preferred; however, provisional admission is also possible if you do not meet all of the admission criteria but exhibit a strong possibility of academic success. No GRE or GMAT required.

Once your application is received, the program director will schedule an interview with you.

Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner faculty

Deborah Mitchum, DNP, ANP-C, WHNP Chair, Graduate Nursing Department

Linda Burkett, DNP, MSN, RN Adjunct Lecturer, Assistant Professor

Danielle Curran, DNP, MSN, RN Director, Associate Professor, Celtic Simulation Center for Innovative Learning

Ruth Foreman, DNP, RN, APRN, FNP-BC Assistant Professor

Renee Ingel, PhD, MSN, RN Program Director, Associate Professor, Health Coach

Susan Mihaljevic, DNP, CRNP-PC Associate Professor

Ann Spence, DNP, RN, NEA-BC Assistant Professor

Kathleen Tennant Professor