As we celebrate Nurses Month, we at USAHS wanted to get a sense of what a typical workday is like for a nurse manager. We asked alum Ahnnya Slaughter, DNP, to tell us all about a day in her life. Dr. Slaughter graduated in 2021 from USAHS’ Doctor of Nursing Practice program, the Nurse Executive role specialty.
Coming from a military family, she began working at a VA hospital in the Los Angeles area 30 years ago as a critical care RN. “Veterans deserve the best care,” she says. “My calling wasn’t to be in the military. This is my way of being able to serve the country.”
Over the years, she worked her way up, through positions such as informatics specialist, deputy nurse executive, and director of clinical staff development. She began Read more
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College of Health Sciences Graduate Programs
USAHS’ College of Health Sciences is home to graduate degree programs for students who are preparing to launch or advance their careers in nursing and other health sciences. Our flexible programs combine online study with optional on-campus and virtual immersion weekends.
Health Science Program
If you are interested in public health promotion, disease prevention, and want to improve systems in your healthcare organization, earn your Master of Health Administration (MHA) degree to gain more expertise in finance, operations, policy, and more. We also offer a unique Doctor of Education (EdD) degree designed for healthcare professionals who aspire to educating the next generation of healthcare workers.
School of Nursing
Looking for a graduate school that offers a flexible program? Earn your advanced nursing degree at USAHS. In your Master of Science in Nursing degree program (MSN), you will choose a role specialty as a family nurse practitioner, nurse educator, or nurse executive. Or explore leadership and advocacy positions and expand your influence in health professions with your Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). For those who want to earn a second role specialty, we offer Post-Graduate Nursing Certificates.
USAHS has been dedicated solely to graduate education in health sciences for more than 40 years. You will join a community of like-minded faculty and students focused on delivering excellent patient care and taking on advanced roles within their professions.
We’re interprofessional.
Our core courses and on-campus immersions emphasize interprofessional education, enabling students from different healthcare professions to learn together and practice working in a team. You will contribute your nursing perspective to solving patient problems in collaborative scenarios.
