Women's Health Nurse Practitioner

Program overview

A women’s health nurse practitioner (WHNP) is an advanced practice registered nurse who provides holistic, client-centered primary care for women from puberty through the adult lifespan. WHNPs provide comprehensive gynecologic, sexual and reproductive health care, , manage common and complex conditions, support patients through menopause and healthy aging, deliver preventive care and patient education, and offer both uncomplicated and high‑risk antepartum and postpartum services, including selected reproductive health services for men. With comprehensive clinical expertise to assess, diagnose, interpret tests, order treatments and prescribe medications, WHNPs practice in a wide range of clinical environments including private practices, community health centers, hospitals, family planning and fertility clinics, military and veterans facilities, correctional health settings and more.

At Ohio State, you’ll train within one of the nation’s top comprehensive health sciences centers, gaining clinically rigorous, evidence-based experience guided by world-class faculty and dedicated mentors. You’ll build skills across diverse settings — from community-based primary care agencies to The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center — wile developing competencies in screening, contraceptive and fertility management and commonly performed clinical procedures. Through hands-on learning, interdisciplinary collaboration and the support of expert preceptors, you'll graduate prepared to advance health and excel as a certified WHNP.