b'| CAREERS GUIDE CAREERS GUIDEPsychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) EducationFrontier Nursing goes the extra mile in providing a range of opportunitiesBy Rob SeniorS ince the late 1980s, Frontier Nursing University (FNU) hasand numerous commendation medals. He came to FNU in 2019, served as pioneers in the distance learning community, grad- attracted by the schools organizational values and both their record uating more than 8,000 nurses and midwives with advancedof and potential for preparing students to provide outstanding degrees and receiving repeated recognition as a top national pro- healthcare in their respective communities.gram and recently as a Great College to Work For by The ChronicleIve been in academia for eight years, said Dr. Calohan, whos of Higher Education. worked with Uniformed Services University training NPs for the Headquartered in Versailles, KY, Frontier Nursing University isDepartment of Defense before moving into the civilian sector and more than online learning. The university is represented by grad- working at George Washington University for a few years. One of uates and professionals in each of the 50 states as well as numer- the things Ive learned is theres a considerable degree of variance in ous foreign countries, and Frontier has expanded its curriculum toPMHNP programs. That yields different skill levels upon graduation, cover the entirety of the nursing profession. One example is theirdespite the fact that there are national standards for education.Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) program. The difference comes from preparation and the types of experi-Jess Calohan, DNP, PMHNP-BC, is the Chair of FNUs PMHNPences each student has prior to graduation. The goal is to prepare department. Calohans impressive record includes 20 years of dis- each student for entry-level practice, explained Dr. Calohan, but ISTOCKtinguished medical service in the military, earning a Bronze Starour goal is to prepare them beyond entry level. We want them to be www.elitecme.com |2021| CAREERS GUIDE 15'