Advance Practice Providers

A nurse practitioner is a registered professional nurse (RN) with advanced educational and clinical preparation beyond the baccalaureate degree. The professional role blends the nursing skills of counseling and health education with the medical skills of diagnosis and treatment.

The advance practice providers at the University Health Service (UHS) work in a collaborative practice with the UHS physicians in evaluating, diagnosing, and treating health and illness concerns. In New York State, nurse practitioners (NPs) are licensed by the state and granted legal authority to prescribe medications and write prescriptions. The University Health Service nurse practitioners provide primary care, sexual and reproductive health, and/or mental health care services.

UHS provides a team-based approach to patient care and treatment called the UHS Patient-Centered Medical Home. All full-time students are assigned a nurse practitioner or a physician as their primary care provider (PCP) when they enter the University.

Each UHS primary care nurse practitioner is a member of the Medical Home Yellow Team or the Medical Home Blue Team. As a member of the team, the nurse practitioner works in collaboration with the other members of the team to provide you with comprehensive, coordinated, and accessible health care services.