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The UTC nurse practitioner concentration offers specialty track options in Psychiatric Mental Health, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Adult Gerontology and Family Nurse Practitioner Lifespan. Photo by Angela Foster.<\/p><\/div>\n

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga School of Nursing will launch a new Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) program in fall 2025 to help meet urgent workforce needs across the region and state.<\/p>\n

The PMHNP concentration, part of UTC\u2019s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program, offers two pathways: a full-time, eight-semester post-BSN track for students pursuing a doctoral degree and a five-semester post-graduate certificate for advanced practice registered nurses who already hold a master\u2019s degree. Both pathways require 1,050 hours of supervised clinical experience and prepare students to sit for national board certification.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a mental health crisis unfolding in Tennessee and across the country,\u201d said Dr. Chris Smith, director of the UTC School of Nursing and the University\u2019s chief health affairs officer. \u201cWe need more nurse practitioners trained not just in screening and support, but in diagnosing and managing care\u2014especially when it comes to medication management. This program gives us the tools to help address that shortage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Smith said that the need for PMHNPs has grown steadily in recent years. According to the Health Resources and Services Administration, demand for psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioners is expected to increase by 18% nationally by 2030. In Tennessee, data from the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services project significant shortages in nearly every behavioral health profession, including a deficit of more than 1,200 mental health counselors and approximately 800 psychiatrists.<\/p>\n

According to a Mental Health America report, Tennessee ranks 46th in the nation for mental health provider access despite being 16th in prevalence of mental illness. The disparity between need and availability is particularly stark for youth. The State of the Child 2022 report found that one in four Tennessee children has a mental, emotional, developmental or behavioral disorder, but the state ranks 47th for youth experiencing a major depressive episode who did not receive mental health services.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe launch of this program is timely and essential,\u201d Smith said. \u201cOur faculty have worked hard to build something rigorous, evidence-based and responsive to the needs we\u2019re seeing in primary care, emergency departments and counseling centers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mary B. Jackson Assistant Professor Jason Peter, a dual-certified Family and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, helped spearhead the new concentration. Peter practices as a mental health nurse practitioner and currently teaches mental health courses in both the traditional and accelerated undergraduate nursing programs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have always been an advocate for clients who are underserved and who have difficulty with proper access to health care. Unfortunately, many of those patients also struggle with mental health concerns,\u201d said Peter, a two-time UTC graduate. \u201cThrough this program, we want to instill that same passion in our students and give them the tools to provide meaningful care where it\u2019s needed most.\u201d<\/p>\n

Peter said the PMHNP track will offer students a much deeper level of training.<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, I\u2019m teaching BSN students who need a general understanding of mental health nursing. But this new concentration will specialize in it,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019ll include advanced coursework in counseling techniques, psychiatric diagnosis and psychopharmacology\u2014everything our students will need to become confident, well-rounded mental health providers.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing able to bring this program to UTC is overwhelming in the best way. There\u2019s such a need in the community\u2014and across the country\u2014for qualified psychiatric nurse practitioners.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Amber Roach\u00e9, associate professor and coordinator of UTC\u2019s nurse practitioner concentration, said the new curriculum was developed in response to a dramatic increase in mental health needs following the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere have always been mental health issues\u2014depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia\u2014but COVID really exacerbated a lot of what we were seeing,\u201d Roach\u00e9 explained. \u201cSocial isolation took a major toll, and we saw more people seeking help and asking their providers about counseling and treatment options.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said that the PMHNP role fills a unique and expanding gap in care by combining therapy and prescriptive authority.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner is able to provide the counseling, do the screenings and also prescribe the medication,\u201d Roach\u00e9 said. \u201cThey can follow up more frequently than psychiatrists and bridge that space between what a counselor can offer and what a physician is licensed to do. It\u2019s the same kind of niche nurse practitioners have been filling for decades.\u201d<\/p>\n

The PMHNP concentration builds on UTC\u2019s expanding DNP program, which includes Family Nurse Practitioner and Adult Gerontology-Acute Care tracks.<\/p>\n

Coursework will cover advanced pathophysiology, pharmacology, health assessment, counseling across the lifespan, group and family therapy, and clinical diagnosis and management. Post-graduate certificate students complete the same clinical hours as the full DNP cohort but are not required to complete a scholarly translational research project.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis concentration is different from the others we offer because it focuses exclusively on mental health across the lifespan\u2014from cradle to grave,\u201d Roach\u00e9 said.<\/p>\n

Roach\u00e9 also spoke about the broader impact of the PMHNP, especially for current nurse practitioners seeking to expand their scope of practice.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is just another groundbreaking program for us,\u201d she said. \u201cIt gives DNP students advanced clinical and leadership training at the doctoral level\u2014and for those earning the post-graduate certificate, it opens the door to providing care for more diverse patient populations.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about expanding knowledge, expanding access and getting more practice-ready providers out into the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Applications are currently being accepted for the first PMHNP DNP cohort, which will begin coursework in August. A post-graduate certificate cohort is expected to start the following academic year.<\/p>\n

For more information about the PMHNP and other UTC nurse practitioner programs, visit go.utc.edu\/DNP<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The UTC DNP program’s May 2025 graduating class. Photo courtesy of Dr. Amber Roach\u00e9.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n

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