Fast-track your career in Adult -Gerontology Acute Care
We’ll help you explore your academic and professional opportunities with the Adult - Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program.
Pace University's 42-credit Gerontology Acute Care master's program will prepare registered nurses to become qualified nurse practitioners (NP) with an MS. Flexibility is key for programs like this one; with a combination of online coursework, in-classroom time, and individually precepted clinical practicum hours, we've designed this program to work around your schedule.
NPs with a speciality in adult acute care are in high demand. Our evidence-based, culturally-competent curriculum will prepare you to jump right into a high-paying career.
Who Should Apply
- Must be a graduate of an accredited baccalaureate program in nursing
- Be licensed as a registered nurse in New York State
- Have one year of inpatient/acute care experience
Build Your Professional Skill Set
An MS in acute adult care gives you specialized skills and practical experience:
- Access to more than 200 leading clinicians and healthcare systems through clinical visits
- Strong alumni network
- Internships and individual class experiences
- Central locations near major healthcare centers
- Job-ready skills that help you get started in your new career
Join a Network of Healthcare Leaders
As a graduate of our acute adult care program, you will join a network of leaders in the healthcare industry, including alums employed at:
- Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center
- Flushing Hospital Medical Center
- Lenox Hill Hospital
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai South Nassau
- NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
- Northern Westchester Hospital
- NYU Langone Health
- NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx
- NYU Winthrop Hospital
- Orange Regional Medical Center
- Phelps Hospital Northwell Health
- White Plains Hospital Medical Center
- Westchester Medical Center