Valerie Cole, CRNP Valerie Cole, CRNP, is a nurse practitioner with AHN Primary Care Institute, specializing in family medicine, women’s health, and pediatrics. She received her nursing diploma from UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Valerie Cole completed a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Waynesburg University in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania and did her Master of Science in Nursing at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is certified as an AANP Family Nurse Practitioner and AANP Emergency Nurse Practitioner, with additional training in emergency medicine and trauma. Valerie Cole welcomes patients of all ages.