MSc in Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioners

Evidence of the equivalence of 2 years of full-time nursing practice as a Registered Nurse following graduation (3640 hours within the past 5 years) using the attached employer-completed Verification of Employment Hours form. It is preferable that these hours are completed at the time of this application.

You may upload unofficial transcripts in your myfile account. If admitted to the program applicants are required to submit official transcripts. All official transcripts must come directly from, and bear the unbroken seal of, the issuing institution.

Three recommendation letters. Please input correct referee contact information. Recommendation form will be available within 72 hours after you submit your online-application. Please list your 3 referees below and include their credentials, position, and contact information. We also request your permission to write to any or all of the referees for further information.

Please attach a photocopy of current Certificate of Competence from the College of Nurses of Ontario

The personal statement is an important part of the screening of candidates for admission to the Ontario NP-PHC Program. The scores will be based on your ability to address the items in a comprehensive and personal matter. It is suggested that you will include examples of personal experience within your responses. Answers that are overly brief and very general will not be highly scored. Your written submission contributes strongly toward determining whether you are selected for admission to the Ontario NP-PHC Program. INSTRUCTIONS - Please answer the 4 questions below. - Replies must be typed and not to exceed 4 pages of double-spaced, 12-point font print in total. Only the first 4 pages will be read. Replies to each question need not be of equal length. A. What is your motivation for wanting to become a Nurse Practitioner-Primary Health Care (NPPHC) rather than an NP-Adult or NP-Pediatrics? B. What professional and personal attributes do you bring to the NP-PHC role? C. Given that each course requires at least 15 hours preparation time per week in addition to course and clinical placement hours, please describe specific strategies you will use to meet the time demands of the program. D. Please describe Primary Health Care and how you understand the role of the NP-PHC.

Please submit a resumé, along with your application. We are interested in your non-academic experience as well as your academic experience. Fill this form https://www.yorku.ca/gradstudies/nursing/wp-content/uploads/sites/361/2018/11/grad-mscn-resume.pdf?x14476