A new program at UPMC’s School of Nursing aims to help military medics and paramedics transition into nursing careers by giving them credit for skills and experience they already gained on the job.
The UPMC Jameson School of Nursing at UPMC Hamot recently launched an advanced placement option for eligible military medics and licensed paramedics. The pathway allows qualified applicants to bypass the program’s first-semester nursing course, a 12-credit requirement, after successfully completing competency examinations.
School leaders say the program was created after recognizing that military medical training often does not translate into equivalent civilian academic credit despite the significant clinical experience many service members already possess…