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A world-class city filled with art and culture and an incredible campus that offers cutting edge resources–that’s what students receive at Penn Nursing. And that’s just the start. Penn Nursing and the wider university offer something for everyone, as well as a lifelong community.

Penn Nursing is globally known for educating dynamic nurses—because our School values evidence-based science and health equity. That’s where our expertise lies, whether in research, practice, community health, or beyond. Everything we do upholds a through-line of innovation, encouraging our exceptional students, alumni, and faculty share their knowledge and skills to reshape health care.

Penn Nursing students are bold and unafraid, ready to embrace any challenge that comes their way. Whether you are exploring a career in nursing or interested in advancing your nursing career, a Penn Nursing education will help you meet your goals and become an innovative leader, prepared to change the face of health and wellness.

Penn Nursing is the #1-ranked nursing school in the world. Its highly-ranked programs help develop highly-skilled leaders in health care who are prepared to work alongside communities to tackle issues of health equity and social justice to improve health and wellness for everyone.

Penn Nursing’s rigorous academic curricula are taught by world renowned experts, ensuring that students at every level receive an exceptional Ivy League education. From augmented reality classrooms and clinical simulations to coursework that includes experiential global travel to clinical placements in top notch facilities, a Penn Nursing education prepares our graduates to lead.

Alyssa S. Maizan, MSN, APRN, ACNP-BC, CCRN

Lecturer

Streamlined Adult Gerontology Acute Care

amaizan@nursing.upenn.edu

I’ve been a nurse for 28 years, with 24 of those years in critical care. I first got into nursing when I joined the military and completed the Army’s practical nursing program in 1995. I just kept going with my education and eventually ended up at the University of Pennsylvania in their adult acute care nurse practitioner program, graduating in 2004. I’m now an intensivist/critical care nurse practitioner at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota where I’ve worked since 2006. I’ve been clinical faculty with Penn Nursing’s streamlined adult gerontology acute care NP post graduate certificate program since May 2021. I enjoy travel, reading, knitting, exploring new restaurants, and anything to do with animals.

Everyone at Penn has always made me feel welcome and gone the extra mile, both when I was a student and as a new employee of the university. Penn doesn’t just say it cares, it SHOWS that it cares. That is incredibly inspiring.

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