Care for Every Member of the Family
Family nurse practitioners provide primary care to patients of all ages throughout the lifespan. This specialty track is completed in three years, including two summer semesters.
Provide primary care to individuals and families of all ages—from infancy to older adulthood.
- Deliver preventive, acute, and chronic care across diverse patient populations
- Develop strong clinical decision-making and diagnostic skills
- Work in primary care clinics, community health centers, and other outpatient settings
- Courses in evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and systems leadership
- In-depth coursework in pathophysiology, acute care, critical care, pharmacology, diagnostic reasoning, and physical examinations
- Develop skills to influence public policy
- Engage with professional organizations
- Participate in health policy activities at the local, national, and global level
- Completed in 3 years, including 2 summer semesters
- Prepares graduates for broad, community-based practice
- Emphasizes comprehensive care across the lifespan
Certification Eligibility
Graduates are prepared to sit for national certification from the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) and the American Nurses' Credentialing Center (ANCC). Upon successful completion of the exam, candidates are eligible to become certified or licensed to practice.
Program of Study
Graduate Certificates
We offer graduate certificates in:
We offer post-APRN licensure certificates in:
Contact Us
Shelley Kern, MPC
DNP Program Manager
shelley.kern@nurs.utah.edu
Amanda Al-Khudairi, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, WHNP-BC
Family Primary Care Specialty Track Director
amanda.al-khudairi@nurs.utah.edu