Mentorship and Flexibility for Advanced Practice and Executive Nurses

Ready to shape the future of healthcare? Discover the MGH Institute's prestigious Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program – an exceptional opportunity for advanced practice and executive nurses to revolutionize their careers and drive healthcare innovation.

Why Choose Our DNP Program?

Learn From Leaders — and Each Other: Engage in meaningful collaboration across disciplines, building strong peer and alumni connections that prepare you to advance team-based care and tackle complex health challenges together.
Champion Evidence-Based Practice: Turn research into practice by leading sustainable improvements in care, guided by expert faculty and enriched by access to the Mass General Brigham (MGB) network, and strengthened through practice-changing DNP projects.
The Only Integrated Curriculum in the Nation: Modeled after executive MBA programs, blending online learning with intensive live collaboration.
Lead Transformational Change: Develop the vision and leadership skills to innovate across healthcare systems through systems thinking, through a flexible hybrid format, with real-time faculty engagement, personalized mentorship, and alumni support.

Top-Ranked

Ranked #2 in Boston for Best Nursing Schools: Doctor of Nursing Practice by U.S. News & World Report in 2024

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Leadership Prowess

Join the ranks of nursing leaders making a difference. Our alumni are transforming healthcare as executive leaders.

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Active Alumni Engagement

Experience a vibrant community where alumni actively participate, creating a network of support and collaboration.

My time spent in the Institute’s DNP program helped me view healthcare from a unique lens. It strengthened my confidence and knowledge as a nurse leader and innovator and motivated me to help transform the next decade of healthcare.

Stephanie Pitts, DNP, RN, CPN, VA-BC, NEA-BC

MGH Institute DNP '21

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program