91ɫƵ APP Education & Program Overview
Why Choose a Fellowship Program?
Our Program
APP fellowships are one pathway for APP Transition to Practice. The program’s foundation is the APP Phased Onboarding structure, which outlines milestones and education. The program aligns with nationwide best practices in postgraduate APP Transition to Practice and has earned membership in the Association of Postgraduate PA Programs and voting members in the Association of Postgraduate APRN Programs. The APP fellowship programs are currently not accredited.
During the program, APP fellows experience:
- Broad, complex patient experiences in an award-winning academic health center
- The educational foundation is supported by multifaceted learning opportunities
- PA/NP learning experience in a team-based, academic medical center
- Professional mentorship
- Structured transition to practice education tailored to specialty and core professional curriculum through hands-on clinical and didactic education.
- The opportunity to explore a variety of clinical and professional experiences, and find your inspiration for your professional future.
- Protected and mentored education with salary and 91ɫƵ benefits.
- Mentorship and expansive professional network as a foundation for your professional career
- Build your confidence, clinical skills, and professional engagement to invest in your marketability.
Clinical Experience & Education
APP fellowships and NP residency have innovative 12-month curriculum composed of in-person didactics, online classrooms, simulation, proctored procedures (program specific) and mentored clinical experiences. The program’s primary learning method is hands-on, mentored, bedside clinical education. Clinical and professional development experiences and didactics are integrated to support a complete transition to practice.
Clinical Experiences
- Broad, complex patient experiences in an award-winning quaternary academic center
- Clinical experiences with rotations in multiple specialty areas
- Inter-professional experiences, and team-based learning
- Case presentations
Didactics
- Didactic experiences in a multifaceted learning opportunities
- In person lectures
- Online learning
- Skills labs
Core Fellowship Curriculum
- Leadership development
- Problem solving
- Technology
- Evidence-based practice
- Communication
- NP/PA core clinical education
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Professional mentorship
- Feedback and reviews
- Fellowship project
Self-reflection and well-being
- Journaling
- Cohorting and networking with other APP fellows and APPs
- Connection and reflection curriculum
- Wellness curriculum
- Peer support
Assessments
- Fellow assessments
- Behaviorally-based evaluations in electronic format and reporting
- Milestone-based and personal goal oriented reviews
- 1:1 clinical evaluation by preceptors
- Program Assessments
- Preceptor Assessments
Graduation Requirements
- Achieve or exceed milestones
- Maintain professionalism
- Completion of fellowship requirements
- Certificate of completion awarded at graduation