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Transition into primary care roles and grow your primary care skills

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Primary Care RN Certificate is online and self-paced, helping you continue to balance work, life, and your career.

The certificate is designed to prepare a Registered Nurse to work in a primary care or an ambulatory care setting. It is also designed as a continuing professional development course for a Registered Nurse currently working in primary care. According to the Centers for Disease Control, “The National Illness Prevention Strategy is a plan that helps increase the number of Americans who are healthy at every stage of life.”

The Primary Care RN Certificate is offered by UNC-Chapel Hill’s nationally ranked School of Nursing and the North Carolina AHEC (Area Health Education Centers).

Program Requirements: For registered nurses who have passed the NCLEX exam and have been licensed in the United States.

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