Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing

To achieve expertise as beginning level nurse scientists, students are educated and socialized for their roles both didactically through...

Master's Entry Program in Nursing

The Master's Entry Program in Nursing (MEPN) is intended for individuals with a bachelor or higher degree in a field other than nursing....

Executive Nurse Leader

The curriculum for the ENL Program is based on the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) Nurse Executive Competencies with the...

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program prepares graduates for the highest level of advanced nursing practice based on a distinct...

Beyster Institute for Research

The Betty and Bob Beyster Institute for Nursing Research, Advanced Practice, and Simulation will stand as a symbol that nursing is indeed...

Dickinson Nursing Simulation Center (DNSC)

The Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science maintains a state of the art, high fidelity nursing simulation and standardized patient...

Dickinson Nursing Simulation Center (DNSC)

Health Care Informatics

As an informatics professional, you can become an architect of the very future of the industry. In simplified terms, health care...

Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science

USD's Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science receives rank by U.S. News & World Report "Best Grad Schools 2020"

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Recent Spotlights

Torero Nursing Spotlight: Ellen Fleischman

June 24, 2019

What made you want to become a nurse? Nursing is actually my second career. I worked for 20 years as a Registered Dietitian and loved my work; howeve…

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Torero Nursing Spotlight: Jeff Ransom

June 24, 2019

What made you want to become a nurse? As a former Navy Hospital Corpsman assigned to the Marines, becoming a nurse was both a natural progression, an…

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Torero Nursing Spotlight: Joshua Wymer

June 24, 2019

What made you want to become a nurse? Nursing is a professional that is fundamentally about caring. Nurses are witnesses to the entire continuum of l…

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Torero Nursing Spotlight: Ritamarie Smedile

June 24, 2019

What made you want to become a nurse? I always wanted to be a nurse since I was little. I would dress up as a nurse growing up for Halloween, and if …

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In the News

USD Nursing Students' Policy Revision Recommendation Accepted by ANA
// November 18, 2019
In the spring of 2019, during a health policy course, three second year Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students Janelle Bird, Olivia Kearn…
Hispanic Heritage Month: Celebrating Toreros Who are Making a Big Difference
// October 14, 2019
The University of San Diego, in partnership with Entravision, has produced video stories with university ties to celebrate National Hispanic…
Emergency Care Program Comes to USD
// July 24, 2019
A mother brings her child in for a high fever. A wife looks on while her husband is treated for chest pain. They come to the emergency depar…