Admissions

APPLICATIONS

• APPLICATIONS ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE PROGRAM, PLEASE EMAIL US AT NPEP@DUKE.EDU TO BE ADDED TO OUR LISTSERV.

 

The application window is open May 23rd to June 21st, 2024.

You may start your application and return to it later. To save the application, scroll to the bottom of it and click “save and return later”.  You will be given a return code. Be sure to write down the code and enter your email address, so the survey link will be emailed to you. Please note, the code will NOT be emailed to you, so please write it down. Without the code, you will have to start a new application. 

If you are selected as a program participant, you will be asked to review and agree to the terms of the Participant Letter of Commitment (LOC), please click below to preview the LOC, which details the programs expectations.

Participant LOC 24-25 FINAL

 

SELECTION CRITERIA

The Selection Committee at Duke will evaluate and score the successfully submitted applications based on the following:

1. Whether the applicant has met the basic eligibility requirements
   • • Applicants must be a licensed and credentialed NP in the United States
     • Applicants must be able to articulate a proposed healthcare enterprise idea that aims to provide primary care and/or behavioral health services for vulnerable populations.*
     • Applicants must be able to attend and fully participate in sessions during key program dates:
       • Oct 5-9, 2024: Leadership Retreat 1 in Durham, NC
         Jan 18-19, 2025: Web-conference 1 on Zoom
         Mar 8-9 OR Mar 15-16, 2025: Consultative Business Panels on Zoom
         Apr 26-27, 2025: Web-conference 2 on Zoom
         Jul 12, 2025: Web-conference 3 on Zoom
         Sep 26-28, 2025: Leadership Retreat 2 in Durham, NC

2. Depth and scope of the applicants’ employment history, professional activities and volunteer experiences

3. Strength of each applicant’s personal statements in response to the application essay questions

4. Strength of the proposed business plan as it pertains to the following:

• • • clarity, feasibility, potential impact, and sustainability
    • a focus on primary care and/or behavioral health services
    • a focus on services for vulnerable patient populations*

*For this program, “vulnerable populations”, with respect to health, are groups and communities that often have been historically excluded and subjected to systems and processes that have put them at a disadvantage for optimal health and well-being. The barriers experienced by these individuals can be related to race, ethnicity, culture, religion, age, gender, or sexual orientation, as well as factors such as occupation, income, health insurance coverage, absence of a usual source of care as well as limitations due to illness or disability. Their health and healthcare issues may also intersect with social factors, such as education, occupation, geography, housing, poverty, and limited resource settings.

The results of the initial review of application will determine the applicants who are invited to the interview phase.

 

If you have difficulty accessing/navigating the application, please contact: npep@duke.edu