[Stricto Sensu graduate program at the Nursing Department of Concepción University--Concepción, Chile].

This article reports on the trajectory and history of the stricto sensu graduate program offered at the Nursing Department of Concepción University Medical School, Concepción, Chile. It describes the curricular design of its programs, its research lines, the desired product and its impact, as well as the process to arrive at the approval of the first Ph.D. program in nursing in Chile.