Dr. Dave M. Usman, DNP, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, PHN
Adjunct Faculty of the Master of Science in Nursing Program
Education
- DNP, Grand Canyon University
- MSN Family Nurse Practitioner, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
- BSN, University of Phoenix
- ADN, West Coast University
- LVN, American Career College
Bio
Dr. Usman is an adjunct faculty member in the MSN program, bringing over 17 years of nursing experience with a focus on advanced primary care. He earned his Master of Science in Nursing in 2017, became a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner, and completed his Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree in 2022.
Since 2018, Dr. Usman has practiced as a Family Nurse Practitioner, delivering care to underserved populations at federally qualified health centers. He currently works at Kaiser Permanente and the Student Health Center at the Keck School of Medicine at USC. Earlier in his career, he accumulated a decade of experience in preoperative nursing, telemetry, intensive care units, and emergency departments.
Dr. Usman is passionate about evidence-based primary care, patient empowerment, and health education. In 2024, he was honored as a finalist for Advanced Practice Provider of the Year at Kaiser Permanente Southern California.
Subject Matter Expertise
Family Nurse Practitioner, Telemetry, Preoperative Nursing, Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Published Work /Published Education
Usman, D. M. (2022). Implementation of the CDC’s PrEP practice guideline to improve PrEP prescribing (Publication No. 29261518) [Doctoral dissertation, Grand Canyon University]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global.
