Post-Master Nurse Practitioner Diploma (PMNP)
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The PMNP diploma is designed for nurses who have completed a Master’s degree in nursing and would like to pursue an exciting career as a nurse practitioner. Our innovative program is accessible to students across Canada through our flexible learning format.
The PMNP diploma program prepares nurses who are previously MN prepared to provide personalized, holistic, and high-quality healthcare to clients and patients across the lifespan. You will become a graduate prepared health professional who works autonomously to provide essential healthcare services within professional, ethical, clinical, and legal standards.
Applications Open: November 1
Application Deadline September 2026 intake: April 30
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Overview
You will learn to integrate knowledge acquired in the program with the practice and theory of advanced nursing practice. A focus on therapeutic management, health promotion, disease/injury prevention, and other decision making, social, and psychological theories will prepare you to provide comprehensive health services to diverse populations in a variety of contexts and practice settings.
The centrality of equity, diversity, inclusion, and Indigenous Reconciliation to NP practice is emphasized in the program. Global Health issues in Canada and around the world, such as the structural conditions that impact equity deserving groups and communities will be examined.
As a PMNP diploma program graduate you will join a growing international cohort of some of the world’s top nursing leaders and have an opportunity to connect with preceptors and mentors directly in the field.
Apply Now to the SAMIH Cohort
Up to 30 newly admitted Master of Nursing (MN-NP) and Post-master’s Nurse Practitioner (PMNP) students will have the opportunity to apply to be part of the first cohort of students at the Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health located at the University of Toronto Scarborough campus (UTSC).
Learn more about how Bloomberg Nursing is expanding nursing education in the eastern GTA and Scarborough region.
Learn about the UTSC SAMIH Cohort
Program Requirements
- PMNP program is a hybrid online program with courses delivered online, three in-person on-campus residencies, and in-person practicum placements.
- Virtual classrooms are combined with asynchronous and synchronous activities and discussions.
Practicums take place across four courses in the program. During the practicums, students will work with nurse practitioners in various hospital and community settings a wide variety of settings to learn about and begin to enact the role of a nurse practitioner. Students in the PMNP diploma program will complete all six (6) required courses focused on clinical and practice competencies. Courses are offered once per year and must be taken sequentially.
Upon graduation, students are eligible to write the extended class registration exam approved by their provincial regulatory body. Although our program is recognized by Canadian governing bodies (e.g., College of Nurses of Ontario), students should ensure they are aware of any special provincial or territorial regulatory guidelines.
For further information on completing the requirements for extended class registration please see your provincial or territorial nursing registration body; in Ontario visit the College of Nurses of Ontario website.
Admission Requirements
Candidates are accepted under the general regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. The Post-Master NP program is highly competitive. Meeting minimum admission requirements does not ensure admission to the program. All English facility requirements must be met at the time of application. An interview may be required.
Minimum Admissions Requirements
- Applicants must hold an MN degree or equivalent (MScN, MSN)
- Applicants must have obtained at least a mid-B standing (75% or 3.0 GPA) in the final year of their MN degree AND must have obtained at least a B cumulative standing
- Applicants seeking admission to the Nurse Practitioner field must also have worked a minimum of 3,900 clinical hours as an RN, equivalent to two years experience (placements as part of your BScN and MN degrees do not count)
- Applicants must hold current registration as a Registered Nurse
Courses
Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapeutics 1
Course Code(s) : - NUR1401H
Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapeutics 2
Course Code(s) : - NUR1402H
Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Reasoning
Course Code(s) : - NUR1403H
Advanced Health Assessment and Therapeutic Management 1
Course Code(s) : - NUR1404H
- 250 hours of practicum
Advanced Health Assessment and Therapeutic Management 2
Course Code(s) : - NUR1405H
Nurse Practitioners: Roles, Leadership and Responsibilities
Course Code(s) : - NUR1406Y
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Bloomberg Nursing prides itself on providing our students with expert faculty in the field of nursing innovation and science. You will learn directly from nurses and nurse practitioners with a variety of clinical backgrounds.
Shan Mohammed, RN, MN, PhD
Associate Professor, Teaching Stream \ Director, MN Program
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Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream \ Director, Undergraduate Program
Katherine Trip
Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
Jean Wilson
Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
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