CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION
The following minimum prerequisites are common for every program. Individual programs may have additional criteria.

 

STUDENT ADMISSION
The Program adheres to established standards for student admission as published in the Student Handbook. Students are admitted without discrimination.

 

Criteria for admission are:
1. RN with a Baccalaureate Degree or higher.
2. One year of RN clinical nursing experience following RN licensure.
3. Current clinical nursing experience within 5 years prior to application to a WOC Nursing Education Program.
4. Documentation of currency of clinical nursing experience within last 5 years: current, active practice, completion of a nurse refresher course, or a clinical performance examination.

Cleveland Clinic - R.B. Turnbull, JR. MD WOC Nursing Education Program

Length of accreditation: 7 years

Accreditation expires on December 31, 2029

 

9500 Euclid Avenue, HS1-500, Cleveland, OH 44195

Telephone: 216-317-7163
Fax: 216-445-6343

WOCschool@ccf.org

www.clevelandclinic.org/wocschool

 

Program Director: Kelly Jaszarowski, MSN, RN, CNS, ANP, CWOCN

Assistant Director: Patricia A. Slachta, PhD, RN, APRN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN

Emory University Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing Education Center

Length of accreditation: 7 years

Accreditation expires on December 31, 2030

 

250 East Ponce De Leon Ave, Suite 400

Decatur, GA 30030

Telephone: 404-778-4067
Fax: 404-778-4778

wocnec@emory.edu

www.nursing.emory.edu/wocnec

 

Program Director: Lori Borja, MSN, RN, CWOCN, CFCN

International Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing Education Program

Length of accreditation: 7 years
Accreditation expires on December 31, 2029

 

University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
Department of Nursing
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
internationalwocnep.com/

 

Program Director: Charleen Singh, PhD, MBA, FNP-BC, CWOCN, RN

La Salle University Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing Education Program

Length of accreditation: 7 years
Accreditation expires on December 31, 2028

 

1900 West Olney Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19141
www.lasalle.edu/nursing-msn/post-baccalaureate-certificate-programs/wound-ostomy-continence-nursing-certificate-program/

 

Program Co-Directors: Michelle Quigel, MSN, RN, AGPCNP-BS, CWOCN and Dawn Carson, MSN, RN, AGPCNP-BC, CWOCN.

Rutgers University School of Nursing-Camden Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing Education Program

Length of accreditation: 7 years

Accreditation expires on December 31, 2028

 

530 Federal Street, Camden, NJ 08102-1405

Telephone: General School of Nursing: 856-225-6226; WOCNEP: 856-225-2318
Fax: 856-225-6250

nursecam@camden.rutgers.edu
gradsnc@camden.rutgers.edu
jason.love@rutgers.edu

http://nursing.camden.rutgers.edu/wound-ostomy-continence-nurse-certification

 

Program Director: Janice M. Beitz, PhD, RN, CS, CNOR, CWOCN-AP, CRNP, APNC, MAPWCA, FAAN, ANEF

The Wound and Ostomy Education Program at The Valley Foundation School of Nursing, San José State University

Length of accreditation: 7 years

Accreditation expires on December 31, 2029

 

One Washington Square, San José, CA 95192-0057

Telephone: 408-924-3134
Fax: 408-924-3130

woep-group@sjsu.edu

www.sjsu.edu/woundostomy

 

Program Director: Vivian Wong, PhD, RN, CNS, CWON

WEB WOC® Nursing Education Program (WEB WOC Programs)

Length of accreditation: 7 years

Accreditation expires on December 31, 2028

 

200 Southdale Center, Minneapolis, MN 55435

Telephone: 612-331-4601
Fax: 612-926-8075

partners@webwocnurse.com

www.webwocnurse.com
webwocnurse.com/become-a-woc-nurse/

www.catalog.webwocnurse.com/Course/index

 

Program Co-Directors: JoAnn Ermer-Seltun, MS, RN, ARNP, FNP-BC, CWOCN, CFCN and Debra Netsch, DNP, CNP, FNP-BC, CWOCN, CWOCN-AP, CFCN

Winona State University Wound, Ostomy, & Continence Nursing Education Program

Length of accreditation: 7 years
Accreditation expires on December 31, 2029

 

175 West Mark St
Winona, MN 55987
continuingeducation@winona.edu

www.winona.edu/adult-learners/ce-training/woc.asp

 

Program Director: Susan Mason, DNP, RN, FNP, CWOCN, CFCN

Program Co-Director: Melania Howell-Taylor, DNP, AGCNS-BC, CWOCN, DAPWCA

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