February 23, 2023

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 […]

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February 22, 2023

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 […]

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October 4, 2022

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) […]

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July 16, 2022

The National Nurse Practitioner Residency and Fellowship Consortium (NNPRFTC) is pleased to announce the reaccreditation of the Barbara Trueman Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Post-Graduate Fellowship Program sponsored by Nationwide Children’s Hospital and headquartered in Columbus, OH, has been granted renewal of accreditation for the full period of five years. Congratulations to the Barbara […]

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June 14, 2022

The National Nurse Practitioner Residency and Fellowship Consortium (NNPRFTC) is pleased to announce the initial accreditation of Callen-Lorde Community Health Center’s Keith Haring Nurse Practitioner Postgraduate Fellowship Program in LGBTQ+ Health, sponsored by Callen-Lorde Community Health Center headquartered in Brooklyn, NY. NNPRFTC’s Accreditation Commission’s initial programmatic accreditation is for three years. Congratulations to the Callen-Lorde […]

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May 17, 2022

The National Nurse Practitioner Residency and Fellowship Consortium (NNPRFTC) is pleased to announce the initial accreditation of both Thundermist Health Center’s Nurse Practitioner Program in Primary Care and Thundermist Health Center’s Nurse Practitioner Program in Psychiatric Mental Health, sponsored by Thundermist Health Center headquartered in West Warwich, RI. NNPRFTC’s Accreditation Commission’s initial programmatic accreditation is […]

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March 16, 2022

The National Nurse Practitioner Residency and Fellowship Consortium (NNPRFTC) is pleased to announce the reaccreditation of the Highland Family Medicine Nurse Practitioner Residency Program sponsored by the University of Rochester and headquartered in Rochester, NY, has been granted renewal of accreditation for the full period of five years. Congratulations to the University of Rochester’s Highland […]

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February 10, 2022

Watch the full hearing here Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC) SVP/Clinical Director Margaret Flinter, PhD, APRN, and Norma Quinones, LPN II, site coordinator for the National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA) at Clinica Family Health, testified today on “Recruiting, Revitalizing & Diversifying: Examining the Health Care Workforce Shortage.” The hearing was held before the […]

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