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The Consortium for Advanced Practice Providers offers programmatic accreditation for postgraduate nurse practitioner and joint nurse practitioner and physician associate training programs, designed by NP and PA postgraduate program directors, for NP and PA postgraduate training directors. The Consortium exists to support new and ongoing postgraduate training programs for nurse practitioners and physician associates in the achievement and maintenance of the highest standards of rigor and quality, consistent with achieving the goal of an expert healthcare workforce prepared to meet the needs of patients and the society as a whole. |
Applications for the Spring 2024 Site Visitor Training are now open. We are excited to provide a two-day intense site visitor training which takes place on Saturday, April 6th, and Saturday, May 4th, from 12:00-5:00pm (ET). If you are interested in participating in the site visitor training and serving as a site visitor, please email your […]
In less than 20 years, the number of post-graduate fellowship and residency training programs for advanced practice providers (APPs) has gone from one to 514, including 39 in California. The rapid growth reflects both the need for better-prepared APPs in a range of health and medical specialties and an increasing demand by NP and PA […]
The Consortium for Advanced Practice Providers is pleased to announce the initial accreditation of the UC Davis Health Advanced Practice Fellowship, sponsored by UC Davis Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing in Sacramento, CA, and the initial accreditation of the UC Davis Health Advanced Nurse Practitioner Primary care Residency in Addiction, Chronic care, Telehealth, Improvement […]
Yale School of Nursing (YSN) is delighted to announce the 2022 winners of the Distinguished Alumni Award: Shannon Fitzgerald ’80 MSN, Mary Geary’74 MSN, and Beth Baldwin Tigges ’84 MSN, PhD. YSN is also thrilled to recognize Dr. Nicole Seagriff’11 MSN, DNP as the second winner of the Decade Award, a salute to impressive achievements […]
Biden administration to award $100 million to expand the nursing workforce By Daniel Payne | 08/10/2023 03:33 PM EDT The Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday it would award more than $100 million to grow the nursing workforce, the latest government action to address a nationwide shortage of health professionals. The funding will […]
The Consortium for Advanced Practice Providers is pleased to announce the initial accreditation of two programs: Seattle Children’s Hospital Neonatal Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship, sponsored by Seattle Children’s Hospital in Seattle, WA; and Holyoke Health Center’s Family Nurse Practitioner Residency Program, sponsored by Holyoke Health Center in Holyoke, MA. The Consortium’s Accreditation Commission’s initial programmatic […]
Optimal Use of Advanced Practice Providers at an Academic Medical Center: A First-Year Retrospective Review Vasco Deon Kidd, DHSc, MPH, MS, PA-C. Abstract Background Physician assistants/associates (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs), together known as advanced practice providers (APPs), practice with a high degree of clinical autonomy and professional respect, and play a critical role in […]
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Advanced Nursing Education Nurse Practitioner Residency and Fellowship (ANE-NPRF) Program, which aims to prepare new Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) to effectively provide primary care by supporting transition to practice through the expansion and/or enhancement of existing Nurse Practitioner (NP) residency […]
An Evaluation of the Postgraduate Physician Assistant/Associate and Nurse Practitioner Orthopedic Surgery Fellowship and Residency Websites in the United States. Vasco Deon Kidd Abstract Background: Although considerable research on physician fellowship training program websites has demonstrated critical deficiencies in accessibility and content, there is no published study regarding the website content of physician assistant/associate (PA) […]
Hi everyone! My name is Shay Felder, and I am delighted to be the new Program Specialist for the National Nurse Practitioner Residency and Fellowship Training Consortium! I’m originally from Charlotte, North Carolina, and relocated to Winston Salem, North Carolina, after attending Appalachian State University for my undergrad in Health Care Management. In 2020-2021, I […]
