The top-ranked, fully accredited and highly prestigious Vanderbilt University School of Nursing is pleased to announce that its Health System Management Master of Science in Nursing degree program is now available in an eLearning format. This elite degree will only be extended to those working, professional nurses who consistently excel in their field, and have the drive and ambition to pursue a health systems managerial or leadership position. This respected online program stresses professional and personal integrity, commitment and achievement, while building on your career goals and professional background. As this program is so well renowned, you will receive a degree that truly demands the respect of your colleagues and superiors. This is a degree that will enhance your job security, boost your earning potential and opportunities for advancement, while giving you the satisfaction in your career that you have been craving.

The curriculum has been carefully designed by our world-class faculty to address the most current and pertinent issues faced by health system managers such as Health Care Delivery Systems, Health Care Financial Management, Transitioning to the Advanced Practice Role, and Management Strategies for Health Care. This highly interactive online program engages and challenges learners to understand current business problems, to anticipate and manage change, and to evaluate new evidence and emerging techniques that enhance management performance.

You will finish 15 courses (each lasting 4-7 weeks and never overlapping), graduate and become one of over 3,000 successful nursing alumni in two years of part-time study - all at a proven pace for busy working professionals.

Founded in 1909, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing was one of the first establishments to recognize the need for nursing skills to be developed within the institution of higher learning., drastically improving the quality of nursing education forever. Testament to its established reputation for excellence in nursing education, successful Vanderbilt nursing graduates can be found across the nation and in numerous foreign countries. The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) accredits Vanderbilt University. Vanderbilt is also approved by the Tennessee Board of Nursing.

This solid reputation of leadership, integrity, and academic excellence continues today. In 2004, U.S. News ranked the Vanderbilt School of Nursing in the top 27 among 199 similar nursing programs offering master's degrees, in their annual " America's Best Graduate Schools" section. There is simply no other Nursing degree to rival the value proposition offered by Vanderbilt University School of Nursing.

Experience the highest caliber of education, without interrupting your career

Through the medium of eLearning, VUSN is now able to extend its highly esteemed and exclusive Health System Management Master of Science in Nursing degree program to off-campus students. Now, you can take advantage of almost a century of tradition and prestige by becoming part of one of the most celebrated institutions of higher education in the southern United States. Your diploma will never contain the word "online," as the degree you will receive is exactly the same as if you were on campus.