Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioners (PHC NPs) are registered nurses, who are specialists in primary health care, and provide accessible, comprehensive and effective care to clients of all ages. They are experienced nurses with additional nursing education which enables them to provide individuals, families, groups and communities with health services in health promotion, disease and injury prevention, cure, rehabilitation and support.<br><br>This graduate diploma is available to qualified individuals who have successfully completed a master's degree with a clinical nursing component (MSc or MN).<br><br>McMaster is part of the Council of Ontario University Programs in Nursing (COUPN) Ontario Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner (PHC NP) program, a consortium of nine Ontario universities offering the program. Graduates are eligible to write the Canadian Nurse Practitioner Exam Examination: Family/All Ages to qualify as an NP-PHC.